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10/10/09: Cop Shoots Deaf, 19-Year-Old Family Cat |
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• Kinship Circle member Carol McCormick • Raymore, Mo., police shooting of cat investigated • Raymore police mistakenly kill family cat • Additional information from Kinship Circle Investigative Researcher 
Tobey the cat who was shot and killed by Raymore, Missouri police. Family Upset that Police Shoot, Kill Family Pet
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