Photoshopped Kitten in Defamation Suit

Stewart Bright lived with Marjorie Hervey, founder of the Hervey Foundation for Cats, a charity for injured cats. But when Bright and Hervey had a falling out, "Bright accused Ms Hervey of needlessly killing kittens and emailed about 600 supporters of the charity with an attached picture showing a hand with a gun pointing at a kitten with its front paws up as if surrendering."

That's pretty damning evidence, though not in the way Bright hoped. The picture was recently entered into evidence in court to prove that Bright was guilty of sending phoney emails, and also needed a psychiatric assessment.

Animals Law/Police/Crime

Posted on Tue Dec 04, 2007


Comments

Hmm. That kitten looks vaguely familiar. :lol:
Posted by Tah  on  Tue Dec 04, 2007  at  11:22 PM
Almost in every formum of the planet there is someone with that avatar!!
Posted by Al from Italy  on  Wed Dec 05, 2007  at  02:56 AM
Heh, I thought the same thing, Tah. 😉
Posted by Smerk  on  Wed Dec 05, 2007  at  03:43 AM
Hah! How do we know the kitten wasn't reaching for a concealed weapon?
Posted by David B.  on  Thu Dec 06, 2007  at  05:33 AM
Sending phoney emails is illegal? So if I got this in my intray, and giggled, and sent it on, that's illegal? And it shows he neesd pyschiatric help? It's a joke! Why does that show he's insane?
Posted by Nona  on  Fri Dec 07, 2007  at  05:17 AM
Did he send that e-mail out as a joke, though, Nona? The picture itself might have been a joke, but the claim about killing animals might have been libel.
Posted by Accipiter  on  Fri Dec 07, 2007  at  04:47 PM
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