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60 year-old woman gets jail time for killing neighbor's cat with antifreeze
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Note to pet killers: you will get caught, and you will serve time.
Pearleana Henderson of Winston-Salem, North Carolina was sentenced to 120 days in jail for killing her neighbor's cat with antifreeze. A jury convicted Henderson of misdemeanor animal cruelty after hearing evidence that Henderson threatened to kill the cat and an ashtray filled with anitfreeze was later found on her property.
"The state's theory was that she put the antifreeze out knowing that it would attract this cat or other cats in the neighborhood she didn't like," Prosecutor Matt Breeding told the Winston-Salem Journal.
Antifreeze is deadly to cats and dogs, yet attracts animals because of the sweet taste of the ethylene glycol. A mere teaspoon is enough to kill an average-sized cat. Animals that do recover from antifreeze poisoning often experience permanent kidney damage.
