Three California Teens Arrested for Hanging 18-Year-Old Cat

January 2005

Thanks to pressure from PETA, three Pleasanton, California, teens were arrested for killing an 18-year-old cat named Xeno, who was found hanging from a railroad trestle. One of the teens was charged with felony cruelty to animals.

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