A Mesa man was arrested by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies in Arizona on suspicion of trying to feed a python with a kitten.
According to azcentral.com, the Sheirff’s deputies obtained a DVD that contained material which showed the man, named Jeremy Tuffly, 28 years of age, tossing the kitten at the python in an attempt to get the python to spite back.
However, the python did not gorge the kitten. According to the video, Tuffly ended the kitten’s life with cruel treatment involving his leg. Tuffly was scheduled to appear at 4th Avenue Jail.
Facts about Animal Cruelty studied in 2007 (according to hsus.org)
- Of 1,880 cruelty cases* reported in the media in 2007:
- 64.5 percent (1,212) involved dogs
- 18 percent (337) involved cats
- 25 percent (470) involved other animals
Source:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/01/20090901abrk-catpython.html
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bah.. they should toss this guy to an anaconda so that he would feel what the kitten had felt when he toss him to the python.
yes.. that would be a nice sentence for him to take.