He pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty.
In March, BARL members alleged that Cothron entered the facility around noon and asked to see the cats. Normally, a caregiver would be present to supervise, but staff reports they had left the building temporarily to capture a dog that had gotten loose.
When a caregiver later entered the cat room, she found blood splattered around the room and a plastic stick was in pieces from where the man allegedly hit the cat, a BARL Facebook post stated. When they lifted the 3 year-old cat named Tilly up, they saw blood underneath the cat and rushed her to the vet. BARL took Tilly to a veterinarian, where she later died.
The veterinarian believes the cat was also stomped during the incident.
BARL President Lu Becker said there was no connection between Cothron and BARL or any of the animals at the facility.
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“Crimes like these are a perversion of our legal responsibility to protect and care for our animal companions. This hideous incident has outraged and disgusted Mississippians,” said Doll Stanley, In Defense of Animals' Justice for Animals director.
Cothron is scheduled to appear back in court June 28.
(WDAM - May 3, 2016)
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