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Minnesota Cat Torturer Barred for Life From Owning Animals!

January 2005

Thanks to pressure from PETA, a Minnesota man who tossed his girlfriend’s cat into a 250-degree F oven was convicted of animal cruelty to animals and banned for life from owning any animal.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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