AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2006
NSW: Man charged after attack on kitten
SYDNEY, Feb 2 AAP - A man has been charged after a kitten was bashed against a cement
step, dunked in water and thrown in a rubbish bin in Sydney's west.
The 12-week-old kitten suffered serious injuries when allegedly attacked by its owner
at a house in Blackett on January 24.
The kitten, known as Puddy, survived the attack by crawling out of the bin and limping
to the rear door of the house, police said.
The man allegedly washed the pet before telling his neighbours what had happened.
Police said officers went to a home in Blackett yesterday and arrested a 45-year-old man.
He was charged with animal cruelty offences and bailed to appear in Penrith Local Court
on February 22.
The attack comes a year after four highly-publicised cases of kitten abuse in Sydney's
west and on the NSW central coast.
Eight-week-old Shelley was tortured at Seven Hills train station in the early hours
of Saturday January 15, 2005.
Only days later, 12-week-old William was doused in petrol and set alight in the Mount
Druitt area.
And on January 26 last year, two kittens were bludgeoned to death and strung from a
wire fence at camping ground at San Remo.
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