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Girls post animal abuse video on MySpace

by Trench on April 27th, 2006

Teen girls charged with abusing cat on MySpace:

Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi announced the filing of animal cruelty charges today against two 14-year-old girls after they posted video of them kicking a cat wrapped in plastic on the myspace.com web site.

“The cat was at the mercy of these girls and unable to defend itself,” Brizzi said in a written statement.

Charging documents indicate authorities were alerted to the video by a letter from the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The video shows the girls shoving and kicking the cat, named “Stump,” around a room, making comments such as “How does it feel?”

The cat was removed from the home by officers from Indianapolis Animal Care & Control and is doing fine, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Both girls have been released to their mothers pending a trial June 13. They are not allowed to leave their homes unless accompanied by a parent or attending school. The also cannot have contact with animals or one another or use computers unless they are doing school work.

The girls’ names were withheld by authorities because the offense they are charged with would only be a misdemeanor if it had involved an adult.

The cat was in good condition today, said Media Wilson, spokeswoman for Animal Care & Control.

�Stump is 19 pounds, which is overweight, but is otherwise healthy,� she said. �He suffered no lasting damage as a result of the alleged abuse.�

The cat may be returned to its owner and is not currently available for adoption, Wilson said. Another cat and a dog were taken from the same residence.

For once PETA does something right.

Anyway, it’s amazing that people that are obviously emotionally stunted like this have the capacity to turn on a computer let alone make a video.

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