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Owner Charged With Cruelty for Failing to Treat Cat’s Ailments

Noeleen G. WalderNew York Law JournalMarch 24, 2008

A cat owner who did not seek treatment for his pet’s serious ailments during the cat’s last year of life can be charged with animal cruelty, a Manhattan judge has ruled.

Allegations that the defendant left a “swollen and bleeding” paw and other conditions untreated “sufficiently demonstrate that the animal was subjected to unjustifiable physical pain,” Criminal Court Judge ShawnDya L. Simpson wrote in People v. Walsh, 2007NY022001.

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