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Man put cat in bong to 'calm her down'
Mar. 2nd, 2009 02:11 pmhttp://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=2&ContentID=127631
A man who said he tried to mellow out his cat by stuffing her into a homemade bong is facing criminal charges — and catcalls from animal lovers.
Lincoln-area authorities have cited a 20-year-old man on suspicion of animal cruelty after catching him smoking marijuana from a contraption that had a cat stuffed inside its 30cm by 15cm base.
The man told Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies the six-month-old female named Shadow had been hyper and that he was trying to calm her down.
The cat was taken to the Capital Humane Society yesterday, where she appeared to be in good conditiony, executive director Bob Downey said.
“What the human mind doesn’t invent, huh?" Mr Downey said.
Deputies discovered the cat trapped in the device after responding to a domestic disturbance call at a residence the suspect shares with his grandfather, Sgt Andy Stebbing said.
Police resolved the dispute and left the house, but they returned minutes later after discovering there was an arrest warrant on the suspect for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Upon re-entering the house, Sgt Stebbing said, deputies saw the suspect smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to the duct-taped, plastic glass box, in which the cat had been stuffed.
“This cat was just dazed,’’ Stebbing said. “She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the Humane Society."
The suspect was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty and taken to the Lancaster County Jail on the arrest warrant. He was released after paying a $A700 fine.
Now he faces new charges for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia stemming from yesterday's incident.
LINCOLN
AP
A man who said he tried to mellow out his cat by stuffing her into a homemade bong is facing criminal charges — and catcalls from animal lovers.
Lincoln-area authorities have cited a 20-year-old man on suspicion of animal cruelty after catching him smoking marijuana from a contraption that had a cat stuffed inside its 30cm by 15cm base.
The man told Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies the six-month-old female named Shadow had been hyper and that he was trying to calm her down.
The cat was taken to the Capital Humane Society yesterday, where she appeared to be in good conditiony, executive director Bob Downey said.
“What the human mind doesn’t invent, huh?" Mr Downey said.
Deputies discovered the cat trapped in the device after responding to a domestic disturbance call at a residence the suspect shares with his grandfather, Sgt Andy Stebbing said.
Police resolved the dispute and left the house, but they returned minutes later after discovering there was an arrest warrant on the suspect for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Upon re-entering the house, Sgt Stebbing said, deputies saw the suspect smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to the duct-taped, plastic glass box, in which the cat had been stuffed.
“This cat was just dazed,’’ Stebbing said. “She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the Humane Society."
The suspect was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty and taken to the Lancaster County Jail on the arrest warrant. He was released after paying a $A700 fine.
Now he faces new charges for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia stemming from yesterday's incident.
LINCOLN
AP
