Gary Schleinkofer (aka Gary Schleinkofer Jr. in earlier news story), 37, of Fawn Lake Village pleaded guilty in municipal court to “unnecessarily (and) cruelly abusing” and “unnecessarily tormenting” a living creature, according to the Burlington County SPCA Humane Police Department.
The incident happened last Thanksgiving, when Schleinkofer “allowed and encouraged a dog and cat at his home to attack his neighbor’s cat,” police said.
A short time later, he picked up the neighbor’s cat by the throat and “held it unsupported above the ground while the other cat was hanging on to it,” police said.
When the neighbor tried to retrieve the cat, Schleinkofer threw the animal, which landed on a pool table and slid across it, police said.
The cat suffered no serious injuries, police said.
Schlienkofer was fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 10 days of community service. He also was banned from owning a pet for five years, police said.
(Courier Post Online - Aug 7, 2016)
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