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Topics: US News, Animal Cruelty, Animals, Crime
Mia Williams
Topics: US News, Animal Cruelty, Animals, Crime
Warning: This article contains discussion of animal cruelty which some readers may find distressing.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly 'stomping' on a cat to death, and eating it in front of her neighbours.
Allexis Telia Ferrell, 27, has been charged with injuring animals, disorderly conduct, and prohibitions concerning companion animals, after reportedly stamping on a cat until it died.
And as if the incident couldn't get any more gruesome, it has been alleged that she devoured it 'in a residential area in front of multiple people’.
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The attack happened in a housing complex in Stark County, Ohio, according to the Canton Police Department.
She was arrested at around 11pm last Friday [August 16], and police say she had a blank, unsmiling expression, upon her arrival at the station.
She was called into court on Monday, where her initial bond amount was set at $100,000.
And her next court appearance has been scheduled for 26 August.
The arrest report said they saw a woman with a cat in her hands, 'which appeared to have its head smashed in'.
Blood was observed on her hands and feet, and officers even found the feline's fur on her lips.
After taking the woman to Stark County jail, officers secured the 'cat as evidence,' police said.
It is not yet known who the cat belongs to or if it was a stray.
Eating cats and dogs has long been considered inhumane in the US, as well as many other parts of the world.
However, Former US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr, came under fire after a photo emerged suggesting that he had barbecued a dog.
Despite the accusations, Kennedy pushed back and said the animal carcass he held was a goat.
But eating cats and dogs is actually normalised in other parts of the globe.
Late last year, Gia Bảo restaurant in Vietnam served a ‘specialty cat meat’ and feline soup.
Not long after they announced the controversial menu item, the restaurant was closed down.
Investigations found that the slaughterhouse had purposely drowned 300 cats per month, in order to make the dish, and served them to people of the Southeast Asian countries where eating felines is a relatively common practice.
Speaking to the Metro, the owner noted that he did not want to kill cats, but had to do so to make a living.
Pham Quoc Doanh said: "Before selling cat meat at this restaurant, I served other normal food and drinks.
"However, the income was not enough to cover the living cost of my family.
"It was then I tried selling cat meat since there was no other available restaurant serving this in the area."
If you see an animal in distress and/or in need of help, call 911 if a crime is in progress. You can also visit a directory of animal abuse investigation agencies by state here.