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Brooklyn Man Arrested For Killing Girlfriend's Kitten
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Jaya Saxena
Published Apr 16, 2011
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Pro tip: if your boyfriend has 30 prior arrests, you might not want to let him around your pets. Brooklyn native Garret Sloan, 26, has been arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after brutally killing his girlfriend's kitten. According to a criminal complaint, Sloan said, "The cat died. I took it and threw it away in the incinerator."
Girlfriend Christina Anala, 20, told cops that Sloan grabbed the kitten from her hands and threw it to the floor of her Alphabet City apartment on Thursday night. Anala doesn't seem to mention a motive for his violence, but Sloan then picked up the "convulsing" kitten and continued to slam it against the walls. Sloan didn't make bail and is currently sitting in the Tombs, where we hope he is racked with guilt. Where are the kitten-saving firefighters when you need them?
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