Kitten kicked into fan during domestic dispute
Muncie, IN (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
County: Delaware

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Zachariah White

Upcoming Court Dates:
» Monday, Feb 2, 2009: trial

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

A Muncie man is facing several charges after his ex-girlfriend says he kicked her six-week-old kitten across the room and into a fan.

The woman says she was breaking up with her boyfriend, 21-year-old Zach White, when he flew into a rage. She called 911 to report what happened.

The main reason she rushed to make the call from the gas station phone booth at 1:00 am was because of the tiny thing tucked under her arm and wrapped in fabric.

"He killed or he halfway killed my cat in front of me. I have him here with me now. I'm out here on Memorial," she told police.

White is charged with kicking the woman's tiny kitten in a fit of rage at her apartment.

Ron White with Muncie Animal care and Control says the animal was in very poor shape.

"We found the animal foaming at the mouth, possibly broken back, crushed ribs, pretty much almost dead. It was a pretty powerful kick. We don't like to see animals suffer, so we euthanized the animal," White said. "No animal should have to live in cruelty."

At Muncie's animal shelter, they try to ensure cats can live all their nine lives. But White worries about people too. He says animal abuse is often a gateway to domestic abuse.

"If you're abusing an animal there is a chance later on you are going to be abusing other things," he said.

Zach White faces animal cruelty, pot and public intoxication charges.

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