South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.
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South Korean jailed 14 months for ‘indescribably cruel’ killing of 76 cats, after his car was scratched
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.