KITTY KILLER

I didn't get to blog yesterday, but I did see this story and was floored! Some of you might have seen this story already, but for those of you who haven't, get ready to be sick to your stomachs. 

So, apparently, a 12-year-old Queens girl has been busted for killing a kitten by hurling it in front of a passing car, then coldly boasting to authorities and witnesses that she'd do it again! The shocking case of animal abuse left the owner of the 3-month-old feline, also known as Little Man, in tears. Witnesses watched Little Man's horrific demise and were disgusted by the accused tween killer's actions and callousness. One witness heard her gloat after tossing the kitten into oncoming traffic, “I would do it again if I could!"

Little Man, a gray tabby with black stripes and a frisky disposition, never really stood a chance, lamented its devastated owners, Nannette Licari and Robert Salerno. Licari came home asking for 'the little guy' when her husband broke the horrific news to her. The heartbreaking brutality unfolded on September 11 around 3:30 pm at the corner of 102nd Street and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park. Following a little over 3 weeks of investigating, officers from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrested the juvenile this past Thursday. 

The girl, whose name was withheld for her own safety, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony that could get an adult two years behind bars. What the hell happens in Queens? A few years ago, I remember blogging about a guy who threw his puppy off a rooftop in Astoria. Trust me; my fiancée still wants a piece of that guy. Don't they say that children who hurt animals eventually become serial killers?

Licari and Salerno said they didn't even know the girl. According to officials, the accused kitty killer coaxed Little Man into her clutches after passing by and spotting him outside of its owner’s home. The girl was with four or five pals, who began toying with the kitten. A store manager at Key Foods saw the tweens playing with the kitten, tossing him back and forth, and saw the girl toss him into the street. The store manager said that Little Man was crushed by a car; he tried crawling across the street, but eventually died. Scolded by a stunned owner of a nearby salon who saw the heartless act, the girl boasted, "I would do it again if I could!" What a sicko!

ASPCA officers stopped the girl this past Thursday as she walked home from school near the scene of the cat's death and she denied the charges, but the officers already had enough evidence to arrest her. Her brother defended her calling her an animal lover, who has a dog and two parrots at home and would never harm an innocent kitten. If this is so, then why were there witnesses pointing her out? Why were there witnesses saying that she was gloating about the incident? Was she doing it to show off in front of her friends?

A story came out today stating that she was afraid to go back to school and face her friends. WHO CARES? She better say good bye to her friends because I think this little girl is going away for a little while. Just the way, I'd like to see justice served to the person who killed our cat, Attila, at UPenn Veterinary Hospital in Philadelphia, I'd like to see justice served to this girl. She took a life and she needs to pay!