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Case ID: 17899
Classification: Beating
Animal: cat, rabbit (pet)
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Cat beaten, rabbit killed
Keansburg, NJ (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011
County: Monmouth

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Lizandro Fernandez

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

A borough man who works at an area pet store was charged Sunday with three counts of animal cruelty after punching a cat, killing a rabbit and getting into a fight with a second cat that clawed him so bad he needed 20 stitches to close the lacerations on his face, an animal contral official said.

Lizandro Fernandez, 40, of Creek Road, is accused of "drop-punching" his girlfriend's cat "King" during an altercation with the feline around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, causing severe trauma to the animal, according to Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Fernandez is an employee at the PetSmart store on Route 35 in Holmdel , a store manager confirmed.

Fernandez's girlfriend returned home on Sunday to discover her cat staggering and disoriented. She immediately took the cat to Red Bank Animal Hospital where it was later determined the cat needed to be euthanized because of the extent of his injuries, Amato added.

Keansburg police and the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were notified of the incident and an investigation determined Fernandez was involved in an altercation with a second cat, "Cinnamon" that scratched his face so severely he needed 20 stiches to close the cuts on his face, Amato said.

It was also determined Fernandez was responsible for the death of the family rabbit, Amato said.

Fernandez is charged with three counts of animal cruelty and is expected in Keansburg municipal court at 8:30 a.m. on June 2, Amato said.


Case Updates

Authorities have added another animal cruelty charge against a borough man who was suspended from his job at an area pet store after he was charged Sunday with three counts of animal cruelty, according to the chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA.

The additional charge stems from an altercation Lizandro Fernandez, 40, of Creek Road, had with a 10-week-old kitten that landed the animal in an animal hospital with internal bleeding and trauma, according to Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Fernandez, and his girlfriend, adopted the kitten during a pet adoption event at the PetSmart store on Route 35 in Holmdel where he is employed, but currently suspended, Amato explained.

On May 5, around 5:30 a.m., Fernandez allegedly left a voice message at the store for the adoption coordinator saying "I hurt the kitten, and the kitten hurt me," Amato said.

The adoption coordinator called Fernandez and was able to convince him to bring the kitten into the Banfield Animal Hospital at the store for evaluation, but the injuries were so severe the kitten was tranferred to Lexington Animal Hospital in Clark, where the animal remains today, Amato explained.

Fernandez's girlfriend has not been implicated any of the animal abuse currently charged against him.

Fernandez is now charged with four counts of animal cruelty and is expected in Keansburg municipal court at 8:30 a.m. on June 2, Amato said.
Source: app.com - May. 19, 2011
Update posted on May 20, 2011 - 7:47AM 

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