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Feline justice

June 20th, 2006 by Dave

Remember Lewis the aggro cat? Well, he’s had his day in court, and he now has a new lease on life. From ABC News:

A state judge spared the life of alleged neighbor-assaulter Lewis the cat on Tuesday, but ordered that he remain inside his owner’s Fairfield home at all times.

“There are no exceptions. None,” said Judge Patrick Carroll, who also granted accelerated rehabilitation to Lewis’ owner, Ruth Cisero. That means her record will be expunged if she successfully completes two years of probation.

Cisero had faced a charge of reckless endangerment because neighbors complained that the cat’s long claws and stealth have allowed it to attack at least a half-dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.

Cisero had fought to keep Lewis alive and in Connecticut. She rejected a previous offer of accelerated rehabilitation if she agreed to euthanize Lewis.

ABC News: Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat

The best thing about this story is this sentence, which says it all:

“I live with a cat just like Lewis, and I live with danger every time I go home at night,” he said, adding, “I’m from South Jersey, so I don’t take any crap from a cat.”

Being from South Jersey, I don’t have much to be proud about, but I guess that I too can say that I won’t take any crap from cats.

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