Cat Eats Bird, Man Kills Cat, Police Arrest Man

(Elyria, Ohio) Here's a story of a guy who got so angry, he snapped. From The Chronicle-Telegram:

A 26-year-old man beat his own pregnant cat to death Tuesday afternoon and then cut the kittens out of the dead animal's womb, Elyria Police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said.

Neil Lanning, of Penrose Court at South Park Apartments, who has been charged with animal cruelty, told police he attacked the cat after it ate his pet bird.

"If it happens, you have an animal that is unwanted, there are other avenues that should be taken," Eichenlaub said.

A maintenance worker for the apartments said Lanning was skinning the cat behind the building when officers arrived at 1:41 p.m. Officers observed Lanning sitting next to the bloody cat, with a knife in his hand.

Lanning told officers he killed the cat because he was mad after it killed his bird, which cost a lot of money. The cat cost nothing, he told police.

Mr. Lanning sounds like somebody who possibly has a low tolerance for personal setbacks. Hopefully, this is an isolated occurrence.