Crimes Against Cats

MAINE - A cat was discovered inside a vacuum box Thursday after it was abandoned outside the Franklin County Animal Shelter in Farmington. “We opened the door to walk a staff member’s dog and found a vacuum box with holes poked through (hopefully before the box was taped shut with …

WALES - Two members of staff at Betws y Coed hotel have been fired after a feral cat was killed on the premises. Glenn Evans, who is the manager of the Royal Oak Hotel today admitted “we messed up” and apologized for the cat’s death after initially claiming it was …

NEW JERSEY - A 19-year-old woman has been accused of violently throwing a cat outside from a three-story New Jersey apartment has been charged with animal cruelty, officials stated. The criminal charge comes right after Tikeemah J. Lassiter of Clinton was captured flinging the cat on video while visiting her …

CANADA - A Toronto-area police officer who allegedly removed a kitten from the home of a drug user is now set to face a misconduct charge at a police hearing next week. Durham Regional Police Const. Beth Richardson, who is a 17-year police veteran, has been charged with discreditable conduct …

NEW YORK - A Yonkers police officer has recently found the silver lining in a terrible case of animal neglect by giving a kitten a new lease on life. Just on Monday, Police Officer William Pataky arrested Christina Harris for animal cruelty. She’s been accused of abandoning a dog on …

ENGLAND - A kitten that had been abandoned is suspected to have been abused so badly that she was left with no eyes! Tiny Ellen-Rae needed to have her eyelids GLUED SHUT by vets after a member of the public made the horrific discovery in Walton, Merseyside, on Wednesday afternoon. …

CANADA - A Quebec man is currently vowing to keep his six cats, despite actually being sent to jail after breaking a local bylaw that says he’s allowed only one cat at a time. Sylvain Brunette, who is 54, spent a total of four days in Quebec’s largest provincial prison …

ALABAMA - An Alabama man who is accused of torturing and killing 22 kittens he obtained from Craigslist is set for trial next week. Ronald Fraser Golden, who is 51, of Athens, would name the kittens before throwing them to the floor, breaking their necks and or stomping them to …

CANADA - Another Alberta woman who arranged to buy a hairless cat online — but instead, received a carefully shaved regular kitten — says the apparent scam is cruel and abusive. “It’s an unbelievable thing that someone would do this,” Holly Rattray stated. She is the second person in the …

CALIFORNIA - Once again, another cat has been deserted a cat with channel tape all over its mouth, in a cardboard box. This one was found close to the Los Angeles County. The kitty was left in the lower-level of a parking garage. Authorities were called in. The cat is …