USPCA reacts to sentencing for kicking cat and leaving to die
A man who kicked a neighbour’s cat unconscious and left it to die has been jailed for three months. Irish News
USPCA Chief Executive Nora Smith commented:
It is so disheartening to see this individual get such a short sentence after being convicted of this appalling crime. The injuries to this cat were so severe that the vet who treated this poor animal thought it had been struck by a car.
This was an horrific act of violence against a poor defenceless animal, and we believe that the sentence handed down does not fully reflect the severity and viciousness of this crime.
The full available sentence for a crime such as this is 12 months and for the brutal killing of an animal in this manner, nothing less than 12 months should have been handed out. Sadly, there are people in our society who are intent on inflicting unbearable pain and suffering on defenceless animals. We must invoke tougher sentencing to deter them from carrying out grotesque acts like this.
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