Pennsylvania: Lebanon woman Christine Smith charged with animal cruelty after killing her cat

PENNSYLVANIA -- A 47-year-old Lebanon woman has been charged with animal cruelty after her cat was found dead in her yard, city police said.

Christine Smith was charged after police were dispatched at 8:17 a.m. on Feb. 22 to a home in the 300 block of North Eighth Street to investigate a report of a disturbance.

A witness told police that Smith walked out of her apartment and grabbed the cat, which belonged to Smith, from the front porch. Smith threw the cat inside her apartment and shut the door, the witness told police .The witness heard the cat screeching and screaming, police said.

The witness then saw Smith throw the cat outside into the yard, police said. The cat died, according to police.

(Lebanon Daily News - ‎Mar 1, 2016‎)