Animal cruelty, Innisfail
Police have charged a man with serious animal cruelty after an alleged incident in Goondi Bend, Innisfail this morning.
It will be alleged in the early hours of this morning, a trap was used to catch a domestic cat at a residence on Maple Street.
The cat was allegedly doused in petrol and set alight.
The cat, once found by its owner, was immediately taken to a local vet where it decided to euthanize it.
A 62-year-old Goondi Bend man has been charged with one count of serious animal cruelty.
He is due to appear at the Innisfail Magistrates Court on September 18.
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Source: Cairns Crime Alert
