Police in Saitama Prefecture, just north of Tokyo, charged a 20-year-old on Monday for violating the animal protection law after allegedly killing a cat and then posting pictures of the dead pet on the internet.
The unnamed man is suspected of capturing the unfortunate animal in a nearby park, and then repeatedly stomping on it in the bathroom of his Tokyo apartment — the disturbing deed later recorded on a camera-equipped mobile phone.
Numerous complaints about the images eventually spurred the police into action; however regardless of the rather unsavoury nature of the incident, the accused appears utterly unrepentant, telling investigating officers that he finished off the feline out of a sense of justice because cats torment squirrels and mice.
A sentiment that despite garnering huge support amongst Japan’s large rodent population is expected to have somewhat less of an effect on the nation’s judiciary.
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