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Case ID: 10422
Classification: Stabbing
Animal: cat
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Cat stabbed, organs removed
Omaha, NE (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006
County: Douglas

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» John Rosen
» Holly Perrigo - Dismissed

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

An Omaha couple were arrested Dec 22 night for felony animal cruelty after a dead cat was found in the backyard of 4256 Wirt Street.

Mark Langan of the Nebraska Humane Society said the was killed�Dec 20�night in a type of religious ceremony where the cat was stabbed and it's organs were removed in the backyard.

After a tip to the Humane Society, John Rosen and his fianc�e Holly Perrigo were arrested.

Investigators found the cat's organs in six Tupperware containers in a kitchen cupboard. Officers took a sword and knives for evidence.

Rosen and Perrigo were booked for one count of Felony Cruelty to Animals. Felony animal cruelty is defined by Nebraska State Statute as involving torture and mutilation, which fits this particular crime, said Langan.

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Case Updates

Charges have been dropped against one of the suspects accused of sacrificing a cat just before Christmas.

Holly Perrigo, 24, is no longer facing animal cruelty charges.

Perrigo and 27-year-old John Rosen are accused of stabbing his cat with a sword, dissecting it, and storing its organs in containers for a religious ceremony.

Charges against Rosen have also been lessened to misdemeanor animal cruelty.

Mark Langdan with the Nebraska Humane Society said the charges were changed because the Humane Society couldn't prove the two intended to torture the cat.
Source: KETV - Jan 20, 2007
Update posted on Jan 21, 2007 - 5:18PM 
A heartland couple denies the animal cruelty charges filed against them. John Rosen and Holly Perrigo were in court on Wednesday and we spoke with Perrigo afterwards.

Rosen and Perrigo were arrested for allegedly torturing a pet kitten and then dissecting the animal.

Perrigo says, "John and my dad told me to keep my mouth shut and not talk to the news but I figure my story, mine and John's story, actually deserves to be told."

Perrigo says she wants to set the record straight and clear up any misconceptions about the beliefs to which she and John Rosen adhere.

She says, "Being pagan, it's against pagan tradition to hurt an animal."

But authorities say that happened to the couple's kitten.

Neighbors called police because they thought a child was hurt. When police learned a cat had died, the Humane Society was brought in.

The Humane Society's Mark Langan says, "It was difficult for the Humane Society veterinarian to do a necropsy on the corpse of the animal because a lot of it was missing because it was dissected by Mr. Rosen and placed in Tupperware."

Perrigo says the kitten's name was Kalinka.

In court, Rosen's attorney said his client was trying to put the kitten out of its misery. Perrigo says Rosen didn't touch Kalinka but both saw the remains.

"It just totally repulsed me," Perrigo told us. "Made me sick to my stomach."

According to court documents, Rosen told investigators the kitten had a bloated stomach. Perrigo says Kalinka's neck was broken. Both say they tried to get help from the Humane Society but were turned away.

Nebraska Humane Society officials say that's not true. They say helping injured animals is their top priority.

What is still not clear is how, according to Perrigo's account, the cat was injured in the first place.
Source: WOWT - Dec 28, 2006
Update posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 2:43PM 

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