Man charged with animal cruelty after cat dies in esky he confined it in for eight hours.

A 38-year-old man from Floreat, Western Australia, has been charged with animal cruelty after confining a neighbor's pet cat in an esky for about eight hours, which led to the cat's death. The man claimed he thought the cat was a feral stray and placed it in the esky to prevent it from scratching him or his children and disturbing his rabbits. The cat died from lack of oxygen and increased carbon dioxide, exacerbated by humidity. He faces up to $50,000 in fines and five years in prison.

January 07, 2025
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