EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to animal cruelty on Monday.
According to In Defense of Animals, an animal protection organization, Krystopher Nathan Torres was charged with animal cruelty for killing a cat and eating their internal organs.
According to the animal group, on July 17, 2024, the manager of The Junction Brunch House in El Paso called 911 after a customer informed him that a man was stabbing and eating a cat in the parking lot.
After the man left, employees placed the cat’s remains in a plastic bag and put it in a dumpster.
When an officer from El Paso Animal Services Protection and police officers arrived, they found the cat’s intestines in the parking lot, and after retrieving the body, they found that the cat’s head had been crushed, and their body had been ripped open, according to the animal group.
Officers found Torres after he was involved in a car accident the following day.
Torres pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced to five years’ probation with 200 hours of community service.
It’s disappointing that the disturbing nature of this case has not been taken seriously by the court, and the abuser in this case isn’t going to serve time or be mandated to obviously needed mental health counseling,” said Doll Stanley, In Defense of Animals’ Justice for Animals Senior Campaigner. “Those who can harm animals so maliciously must be held accountable, and vulnerable community members must be protected from further harm they may cause.
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