Gerüchteweise habe ich gehört, daß diese Story ein Fake sein soll - also habe ich mal ein wenig im Netz rumgesucht.
Den folgenden Artikel habe ich bei der Zeitung Kansas City Star gefunden - ich gehe also davon aus, daß die Story (leider) stimmt Und zudem hat die Dame, die die Katze retten wollte, nun auch noch die *****karte gezogen, weil sie aus Angst vor den Zuschauern dieser Aktion, die dort ebenfalls wohnen, von dort wegziehen möchte/muß...
Bond increased for Liberty man accused of animal cruelty
By SUMMER HARLOW
The Kansas City Star
The bond for a Liberty man accused of being part of a group trying to barbecue a kitten was increased to $25,000 Wednesday at his arraignment.
Clay County Associate Circuit Judge Rex Gabbert said he had increased Charles C. Benoit's bond because Benoit had other outstanding charges, including domestic assault, vandalism and stealing.
"This court believes...you are a threat to the community," Gabbert told Benoit.
The full amount of the bond would have to be posted for Benoit to be released, the judge said.
Gabbert also entered a not guilty plea for Benoit, 24, who faces one count of animal abuse, a felony punishable by up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine. He is accused of shoving the kitten onto hot coals in a grill outside the Jefferson Park apartment complex, where he is a resident.
Benoit, whose bond had been $10,000, was being held in the Clay County Jail. His next court appearance will be July 29, when it will be determined whether he is eligible to have a public defender.
Benoit told the judge that he had been unemployed for two months.
The 7-week-old kitten, whose whiskers were burned off, was euthanized Saturday after a veterinarian determined it had a congenital malformation of the chest cavity.
The tabby, nicknamed Lucky, was pulled from the coals by Sherry Scott, also a resident of the apartment complex. Scott told Liberty police that Benoit was part of a group of 10 or 12 persons surrounding the barbecue grill.
Benoit was the only one she could identify.
Since she came forward, Scott said, she has received threatening phone calls. And Scott, who said she is on disability, wants to move out of the complex, where the onlookers still reside.
One Kansas City, North, resident has set up a fund to help pay Scott's moving expenses. Donations may be sent to the Sherry Scott Saved Lucky Fund, in care of Bank of America, 8320 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118.
To reach Summer Harlow, call (816) 234-5904 or e-mail [email protected].
How to help
A Kansas City, North, resident has set up a fund to help pay Sherry Scott's moving expenses. Donations may be sent to:
Sherry Scott Saved Lucky Fund c/o Bank of America 8320 N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64118
Reward offered
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, of Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of participants -- other than the man currently charged -- in an incident Friday in Clay County in which a kitten was placed on a barbecue grill. Anyone with information should call the Liberty Police Department at (816) 792-6024.
