The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on Tuesday suspended the license of veterinarian Kristen Lindsey for one year after she killed a cat with a bow and arrow. 
 
 Lindsey, who practiced in Brenham and was fired from her job, posted a photo of herself online last year holding a dead cat with a caption that read, “My first bow kill. The only good feral cat is one with a bow through its head! Vet of the year award…gladly accepted.” The image sparked outrage from animal rights advocates and it quickly went viral. 
 
 Her suspension will be followed by four years’ probation. Lindsey will be required to work with a supervising veterinarian and submit quarterly reports to the board. She also will be required to participate in six extra hours of continuing education in animal welfare. 
 
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 In June last year, a grand jury declined to indict Lindsey on animal cruelty charges. 
 
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 Lindsey’s lawyer, Brian Bishop, told the board she believed the cat was feral and that it isn’t unusual for people near her rural home west of Houston to dispose of feral animals. 
 
 Bishop says she shouldn’t have posted an image to Facebook in April 2015, but that she didn’t act with “criminal recklessness.” 
 
 The Facebook post showed the cat dangling from the arrow as a smiling Lindsey held it aloft. 
 
 Lindsey has 30 days to appeal the board’s decision. ||||| The Facebook post read, "My first bow kill. The only good feral cat is one with a bow through its head! Vet of the year award...gladly accepted." (Photo: KVUE) 
 
 AUSTIN, TEXAS - TEXAS - Texas veterinarian Kristen Lindsey learned Tuesday her license will be suspended for one year after she killed a cat with a bow and arrow and then posted the now-viral photo online. Lindsey was also put on four years probation. 
 
 Shortly after Lindsey posted the photo to Facebook in April of 2015, it caused outrage among animal advocates across the country. The Facebook post read, "My first bow kill. The only good feral cat is one with a bow through its head! Vet of the year award...gladly accepted." 
 
 After the photo went viral Lindsey was fired, but an Austin County Grand Jury did not charge her with animal cruelty. 
 
 The veterinarian who made headlines after killing a cat with an arrow and bragging about it on Facebook is fighting to keep her veterinary license. (KAGS photo) 
 
 One year later, animal advocates from across the country attended Lindsey's hearing over whether or not she would keep her license. Board members heard testimony from several people involved, including a family who claimed the cat was theirs and that it was neutered. 
 
 But a co-worker of Lindsey's told the board she overheard Lindsey speaking with her boss and landlord who told her to "take care of the cat." 
 
 "What I understood him to mean was for Kristen to shoot the cat," said Karen Chapman, Lindsey's co-worker. "... People do that all the time in Washington County." 
 
 The veterinarian who made headlines after killing a cat with an arrow and bragging about it on Facebook is fighting to keep her veterinary license. (KAGS photo) 
 
 
 
 
 
 In August, the State Office of Administrative Hearings recommended a one-year suspension of Lindsey's license and an additional four years on probation. They also recommended continuing education and 100 hours of community service. 
 
 The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners decided to accept those recommendations at Tuesday's hearing. ||||| AUSTIN, Texas -- A state panel has suspended the license of a Texas veterinarian who used a bow and arrow to kill a catthat had wandered onto her property and boasted of the kill online. 
 
 The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners determined Tuesday that Kristen Lindsey can’t practice for a year. Her suspension will be followed by four years’ probation. 
 
 Animal advocates from across the country attended Lindsey’s hearing, CBS affiliate KHOU reported. Board members heard testimony from several people involved, including a family who claimed the cat was theirs and that it was neutered. 
 
 Her lawyer, Brian Bishop, told the board she believed the cat was feral and that it isn’t unusual for people near her rural home west of Houston to dispose of feral animals. 
 
 A co-worker of Lindsey’s told the board she overheard Lindsey speaking with her boss and landlord who told her to “take care of the cat,” KHOU reported. 
 
 “What I understood him to mean was for Kristen to shoot the cat,” said Karen Chapman, Lindsey’s co-worker. “... People do that all the time in Washington County.” 
 
 However, Bishop said she shouldn’t have posted an image to Facebook in April 2015, but that she didn’t act with “criminal recklessness.” 
 
 The Facebook post showed the cat dangling from the arrow as a smiling Lindsey held it aloft.
– The Texas veterinarian who outraged animal lovers nationwide by bragging about killing a cat with a bow and arrow is not going to lose her license permanently. CBS News reports that on Tuesday, the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners decided that Kristen Lindsey's vet license should be suspended for a year, followed by four years of probation. Lindsey—who was fired after posting a picture of herself with the dead cat online, saying "The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through it's head!"—will also be required to have six hours of animal welfare education, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Last year, a grand jury decided not to charge Lindsey with a crime. Tuesday's hearing was attended by animal advocates from across America, along with a family who say the cat was their pet, not a feral tomcat as Lindsey claimed, KHOU reports. Her lawyer told the hearing that she believed the cat was feral, and feral animals are routinely killed in the rural area west of Houston where she lives. One of her former co-workers testified that she had heard Lindsey's boss and landlord tell her to "take care of the cat." Lindsey, who has been a vet since 2012, has 30 days to appeal the board's decision.