Man arrested after cat beaten to death
Calgary police arrested a man after a cat was fatally beaten in Penbrooke Meadows on Tuesday.
Calgary police called to southeast apartment building Tuesday night
A man was arrested Tuesday night after a cat was fatally beaten in Penbrooke Meadows.
Officers were called to an apartment in the 6200 block of 17th Avenue S.E. around 9:20 p.m. when someone reported hearing screaming.
Officers located and arrested the cat's owner, who is alleged to have struck and killed the animal with a stick or an object, police said.
Wayne Ogden Huston, 63, has been charged with one count of killing, maiming, wounding or poisoning a domestic cat and one count of unlawfully causing pain or suffering. He's set to appear in court on July 31.
Investigators are reviewing security camera footage from the scene.