BBC News, 13
November 2012
Since her ordeal Princess the cat has been rehomed |
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A man who
put a cat in a tumble dryer, turned it on three times and put the video on
YouTube has been sentenced to 56 days in prison.
Allan
Staughton, 23, of Saunders Close, Huntingdon, Cambs, admitted causing
unnecessary suffering to the cat and was banned from keeping animals.
Staughton
put his ex-girlfriend's cat Princess in the machine, saying, "Shall we go
and see Mr Tumble?"
The cat
injured its tongue and broke a tooth, and has since been rehomed.
Staughton
filmed the cat at his former home in Godmanchester.
'Form of
torture'
The video
was brought to the attention of the RSPCA and removed from YouTube. The RSPCA
described it as "a wicked crime".
Staughton
told inspectors he thought the incident was funny when first questioned about
it.
An image of Princess taken before Staughton had freed her from the dryer was released by the RSPCA |
The
presiding magistrate at the Huntingdon court, Celia Chignell, said: "We
see this as a form of torture which is reinforced by the vet's report."
Kevin
Warboys, mitigating, said his client was obsessed with children's television
and had attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although he added this
was not a "rational explanation" for Staughton's actions.
RSPCA
inspector Chris Nice welcomed the verdict, and said: "We were hoping he
would get a lifetime ban, and that is exactly what has happened."
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