Cat severely dehydrated, emaciated Meriden, CT (US) Date: Jan 13, 2006 County: New Haven Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Cynthia Roberts

Case ID: 7915 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: cat View more cases in CT (US) « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

Police charged a city woman with cruelty to animals. The Meriden Animal Hospital contacted police Jan. 13, 2006 after it was forced to euthanize a cat that had been brought in for treatment, police spokesman Sgt. Lenny Caponigro said. The cat, which had been adopted from the Meriden Humane Society in July 2005, was severely dehydrated and emaciated and had no chance of survival, a hospital employee told police.

Police arrested Cynthia Roberts, 48, of 93 Beth Ann Circle, and charged her with cruelty to animals. She faces up to one year in prison and up to $1,000 in fines.

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Record Journal News - March 2006

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