On June 3, ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Agents arrested Cheyenne Cherry, a 17-year-old resident of the Bronx, for allegedly killing a two-month-old kitten by burning her to death in an oven. In addition to cruelty to animals, Cherry was charged with multiple counts of burglary, arson and criminal mischief. Under New York State law, Cherry is considered an adult and faces more than 10 years in prison if convicted of all charges.

Cherry admits that she broke into the home of an ex-roommate on May 6 with the intent to "play a joke and mess up her apartment." Cherry and an accomplice allegedly threw bleach on the walls of the apartment, slashed furniture and stole various items. Before leaving, the pair put the victim's kitten, Tiger Lily, into the hot oven.

When police arrived at the Bronx apartment to investigate smoke complaints, Tiger Lily was found dead. Her remains were taken to ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, where veterinarians had to perform a necropsy to determine the sex of the badly burned kitten.

According to Joseph Pentangelo, Assistant Director of ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement, Cherry's explanation for placing the kitten in the oven was simply: "I hate cats."

http://www.aspca.org/news/tri-state/06-12-09.html#1

BeBe's outside adventure

It would have been training but the clip got messed up and BeBe was just attacking me for treats the whole time anyway.

Kitten is baked in an oven, act of revenge

BRONX, N.Y. (WPIX) - A Bronx teenager is accused of burning a kitten to death in an oven, in what investigators believe was an act of revenge.

Humane Law Enforcement agents of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals say Cheyenne Cherry, 17, burned her ex-roommate's kitten to death in an oven. Following her arrest Wednesday, ASPCA agents say Cherry brushed off the incident as a joke.

"I hate cats," Cherry allegedly told investigators when asked about the heartless crime.

According to officials, Cherry and an unidentified juvenile allegedly broke into Valerie Hernandez's Tinton Avenue apartment on May 6 and trashed the place. They then tossed the woman's two month-old kitten, Tiger Lily, into the oven and cranked up the temperature, ASPCA assistant director Joe Pentangelo said.

Cherry told authorities that she and her accomplice "thought we would play a joke on Valerie and mess up her apartment."

Pentangelo says the suspect and the accomplice left the apartment as the cat cried and scratched at the oven door.

Firefighters found the female cat's remains smoldering in the oven after neighbors complained of smoke coming from Hernandez's apartment.

Cherry and her accomplice also allegedly slashed Hernandez's furniture, unscrewed light bulbs and threw bleach on the walls, officials said.

Pentangelo said the kitten was burned so badly a necropsy had to be performed to determine its sex.

Cherry was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, burglary, arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. She was released into the custody of her mother. The unidentified juvenile involved in the incident has not been arrested.


http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-kitten-killed-oven-060509,0,2106314.story

Her court information is:
Court Appearance
Date: July 15, 2009
Court: Bronx Supreme Court – Criminal Term
Judge: Byrne, J.
265 East 161 Street, Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 618-3000 ext 1144
Case Number: 36193C-2009
Defendant: Cherry, Cheyenne

I plan to write to the judge and urge him to give her the maximum adult sentence for the unspeakable thing she did to that poor kitten. I hope others do the same. There is also a petition to have her tried as an adult at

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/332/petition-to-have-cheyenne-cherry-tried-as-adult


More info later. I'm going to find out who we can write to about this.
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Lucky, Kittens, stray cat

So all the kittens have been adopted. Their mom, Lucky was, but she was returned a couple weeks later.

She might become my moms cat. She's living with them and mom is enjoying her. Says she's very friendly and just an overall nice cat.

A stray kitty came up about a month ago. I'm still trying to catch him so we can get him some help. Here's a video and some pics I took. We had to leave him outside because at the time we didn't have any room. Now we do but he's nowhere to be seen.

Foster Kittens

Designer Dog breeds and Tiny Toys, teacups

*sigh* Where to begin?


People have the misconception that I hate mutts. That I don't like these dogs.

That's far from the truth. I don't hate "yorkie-poos", I don't have anything against teacup chi's.

My heart hurts for those dogs.

These are the dogs you see in puppymills. Shoved in tiny cages and forced to breed and breed so selfish humans can make a quick buck. These so-called breeders don't care about these dogs. They just want your money.

Tiny toys, teacups, etc are not healthy dogs. They take runts, breed them, and then you have these sickly dogs with organs that are too big for them. It's not right. Why breed animals that are going to suffer? They cost hundreds in vet bills because of this.

They shouldn't be supported. You're supporting the suffering of these animals.

If you want one, get it from the shelter.

PetFinder.com

new fosters

She's about two years old. We're calling her Lucky because St. Patrick's day is so close. She's got 4 kittens born on 02/23/2009. We're still looking for a home for one, possibly two of the kittens. Lucky also needs to find a home. She'll be tested for FIV/FeLV, get her rabies shot (1yr), and spayed. The kittens will be fixed and vaccinated as well.