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No custodial sentence for torturing a cat to death

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Via the BBC: A woman who put her boyfriend’s cat in the washing machine and set it on full cycle has been given a four month suspended sentence. The cat died of heart failure and severe burns.
District judge Andrew Shaw, sitting at Llandudno magistrates’ court, told Hannon it was the worst act of animal […]

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Tyneandthyneagain loses Grand National at Aintree

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

Tyneandthyneagain becomes the 9th horse to die during the Grand National, and the 32nd horse to die at Aintree in the last 10 years. Tyneandthyneagain suffered a fatal spinal injury and had to be put down.
Only 9 of the 40 horses managed to complete the race.
Please think about this next year when you’re asked […]

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