Man sentenced for microwaving cat

A 20-year-old man was spared a jail sentence in Britain today after he microwaved his pet cat, according to the RSPCA.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2011 - 18:39

A 20-year-old man was spared a jail sentence in Britain today after he microwaved his pet cat, according to the RSPCA.

Stephen Stacey, of Omega Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, was given a 16-week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months for causing unnecessary suffering to the cat, which he had named Comeonthen.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Britain Place: Omega Street,Place: Portsmouth,Place: Fareham, Hampshire Person: Stephen Stacey Person: Comeonthen Person: Stacey Person: Nancy Person: Micky Garrity Organisation: RSPCA Organisation: Portsmouth Magistrates’Court

<p>The Port of Long Beach said no injuries had been reported. Picture: KABC-TV via AP</p>

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