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Citing this article. How can people be so cruel as to microwave a helpless animal. My suggestion, Microwave the young men for 10 minutes while we all stand around and laugh - now that is justice!!
Sorry - just ticked off at these idiots.
J
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http://www.thestar.com/article/437329
Boys plead guilty in microwave cat killing
TheStar.com - Canada - Boys plead guilty in microwave cat killing
Animal took 10 minutes to die, Alberta court told
June 05, 2008
Shannon Montgomery
The Canadian Press
CAMROSE, Alta.–Two teenage boys have pleaded guilty to breaking into a home in central Alberta and putting a pet cat into the microwave, leaving it there despite hearing screams of pain for the 10 minutes it took the animal to die.
The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were set to begin trial yesterday on robbery and animal cruelty charges in Camrose youth court.
Instead, they pleaded guilty to breaking into a house on two different nights last December while the family was out of town, smashing possessions and stealing things. They also admitted to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal by killing Princess on the second night.
"The household pet, a cat, was picked up, placed in a microwave and the microwave was turned on for a substantial amount of time," Crown lawyer John Laluk read from an agreed statement of facts.
The cat was described as screaming as it was slowly cooked.
"After 10 minutes, the sounds diminished and the cat ... died."
Several people in the courtroom gasped as the description was read aloud.
Laluk went on to say that on their way out of the house, the teens scrawled several messages on the walls. "You had a nice cat," read one, while another suggested the homeowners look in the microwave.
The two teens stood silently next to their lawyers as Laluk spoke.
Outside court, Laluk said the plea agreement was reached a few days ago. There was one motivation behind the reversal, he said.
"Remorse. Just flat-out remorse."
News of the cat's death shocked many. Protesters have followed the case through the justice system, waving signs demanding justice for Princess.
Chris Millsap, who represented the 15-year-old boy, said his client's family was forced to move from the community after the crime became public.
The lawyer for the 16-year-old boy declined comment.
Laluk said it's not yet clear what kind of sentence the two boys will receive. Under Bill S-203, passed in April, the maximum penalty for animal cruelty was increased to five years in prison and a fine of $10,000, up from six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
Sorry - just ticked off at these idiots.
J
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http://www.thestar.com/article/437329
Boys plead guilty in microwave cat killing
TheStar.com - Canada - Boys plead guilty in microwave cat killing
Animal took 10 minutes to die, Alberta court told
June 05, 2008
Shannon Montgomery
The Canadian Press
CAMROSE, Alta.–Two teenage boys have pleaded guilty to breaking into a home in central Alberta and putting a pet cat into the microwave, leaving it there despite hearing screams of pain for the 10 minutes it took the animal to die.
The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were set to begin trial yesterday on robbery and animal cruelty charges in Camrose youth court.
Instead, they pleaded guilty to breaking into a house on two different nights last December while the family was out of town, smashing possessions and stealing things. They also admitted to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal by killing Princess on the second night.
"The household pet, a cat, was picked up, placed in a microwave and the microwave was turned on for a substantial amount of time," Crown lawyer John Laluk read from an agreed statement of facts.
The cat was described as screaming as it was slowly cooked.
"After 10 minutes, the sounds diminished and the cat ... died."
Several people in the courtroom gasped as the description was read aloud.
Laluk went on to say that on their way out of the house, the teens scrawled several messages on the walls. "You had a nice cat," read one, while another suggested the homeowners look in the microwave.
The two teens stood silently next to their lawyers as Laluk spoke.
Outside court, Laluk said the plea agreement was reached a few days ago. There was one motivation behind the reversal, he said.
"Remorse. Just flat-out remorse."
News of the cat's death shocked many. Protesters have followed the case through the justice system, waving signs demanding justice for Princess.
Chris Millsap, who represented the 15-year-old boy, said his client's family was forced to move from the community after the crime became public.
The lawyer for the 16-year-old boy declined comment.
Laluk said it's not yet clear what kind of sentence the two boys will receive. Under Bill S-203, passed in April, the maximum penalty for animal cruelty was increased to five years in prison and a fine of $10,000, up from six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.