"30s Given Probation for Abusing Kitten, Saying 'The Crying Is Noisy'"

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Judge An Jwajin of the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 4 announced on the 2nd that he sentenced A (30), who was prosecuted on charges of abusing three kittens (violation of the Animal Protection Act) for complaining that the crying sound was noisy, to six months in prison with a two-year probation.

On June 18 last year, A caught three kittens near a factory in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, and brought them to his home.

He then abused them by hanging them by the neck with a rope, cutting their whiskers with scissors, and hanging them on the wall with hangers, among other acts.

He also filmed videos of lowering the kittens before they fainted from distress.

Judge An stated, “Although the nature of the crime is very bad, considering that the defendant voluntarily participated in volunteer work at a cat shelter 19 times, cleaning up feces and showing sincere remorse, the sentence is determined comprehensively.”