Boston, MA – A man is facing charges for severely abusing his young cat, Sage, causing broken ribs, a fractured tail, and lung contusions. According to MSPCA-Angell, Jaydan Depina was caught on video swinging Sage by the tail and slamming the year-old cat repeatedly to the ground.
The abuse was discovered thanks to an anonymous complaint made to Cambridge Animal Control on July 15 about a cat being abused at an apartment complex. According to a news release from MSPCA-Angell, “The person alleged that someone had abused a cat behind a Cambridge apartment building. We began investigating and ended up finding video that appears to show the cat falling from an upper floor before it looks like the defendant swings him by his tail and slams him on the ground repeatedly and then brings him back inside.”
Sage appears to have suffered abuse throughout much of his short life. According to the release, it was late last year that he was first seen with injuries, allegedly from a fall:
“Sage was brought to Angell after allegedly falling from a building late last year. He fractured the roof of his mouth and toes, but there was no reason to suspect cruelty at that point. The new imaging revealed not only Sage’s recent injuries, but also rib and toe fractures that veterinarians believe he suffered at least four weeks ago, if not longer, which is often consistent with abuse.”
Sage is recuperating at the shelter, and he will be made available for adoption soon.
Depina was arraigned on two counts of animal cruelty in Cambridge District Court on July 29. He is expected to return to court for a dangerousness hearing later this week.
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