QUEENSBURY -- An Argyle woman was charged with animal cruelty Thursday for allegedly trying to neuter a cat for a co-worker, a procedure that landed the cat in the emergency clinic, police said.

Lisa M. Clothier, 46, of Cossayuna Lake, was arrested after an investigation by State Police that began Oct. 10 when a kitten was brought to Northway Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Moreau with an injury to its genitals, officials said.

Investigators determined the cat's owner worked with Clothier at the Walmart store in Queensbury and that, after the cat's owner complained about the price of a neutering procedure, Clothier told the co-worker she was either a veterinarian or a veterinary technician and that she could neuter the cat, police said.

Clothier, however, performed a procedure on the wrong part of the cat's genitals, resulting in the owner having to take the animal to the clinic for treatment, according to State Police.

There was no indication Clothier was paid and no indication she is a licensed veterinary technician, authorities said.

State Police are trying to determine whether Clothier performed any other veterinary procedures on animals.

Anyone with information in the case was asked to call 583-7000.

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