Man Arrested for Brutally Beating Cat After Friends Incited Him
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
Israeli police arrested a 20-year-old man on October 22 for animal cruelty after a video showed him brutally beating a cat. His friends were heard encouraging the abuse in the video, which occurred at a bus stop. The suspect, from the Beit She'an Valley, was arrested in Tiberias and police will seek to extend his detention. This follows a similar incident in June involving a dog.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A 20-year-old man was arrested on October 22 for brutally beating a cat in Tiberias.
- Disturbing video footage showed the man slamming the cat to the ground while friends encouraged him.
- The incident occurred at a bus stop and was reported to Israel Police via social media.
- Police will request an extension of the suspect's detention at a court hearing on October 23.
- This arrest follows a similar case in June involving a teenager and a dog.
Police in Israel arrested a 20-year-old man on October 22 on suspicion of animal cruelty. The arrest followed the circulation of a disturbing video showing him grabbing a calico cat by its tail, lifting it, and repeatedly slamming it to the ground while ignoring its cries. Friends of the suspect can be heard in the background encouraging the abuse, with shouts like "Grab it by the tail!" and "Kick it!"
The video, which spread on social media, came to the attention of the Israel Police. Investigators identified the suspect as a resident of the Beit She'an Valley (Emek HaMayanot) area. Officers from the Northern District located and apprehended him at an apartment in Tiberias. The abuse reportedly occurred at a bus stop.
Police plan to request an extension of his detention when he appears before the Nof HaGalil Magistrate's Court on Friday, October 23. The cat, described as a calico, is almost certainly female, as cats of this coloring are typically female.
The Israel Police stated that they "take cases of animal cruelty extremely seriously and will continue to cooperate with all relevant authorities to ensure that those who harm animals are punished to the fullest extent of the law." This incident follows a similar case in June where a teenager was arrested after a video surfaced of him severely beating a dog named Lucy in the Palestinian village of Atara.
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