Two adolescent boys accused of allowing a pair of dogs to engage in a vicious attack on a cat surrendered to authorities in Philadelphia on Friday.
A 17-year-old and 12-year-old walked into the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Philadelphia with a parent Friday afternoon to “address” charges against them, the SPCA said in a statement the Washington Examiner.
The Philadelphia Police Department told the Washington Examiner the 17-year-old male juvenile was arrested by a humane officer with the Pennsylvania SPCA and that the charges are aggravated cruelty to animals, animal fighting, and criminal conspiracy. Both suspects are in custody pending a “custodial determination hearing,” the SCPA said.
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Video footage shows the two suspects walking with the dogs past a home in Frankfurt, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, on Tuesday before returning after spotting the cat, named Buddy, on the porch. The dogs are then sicced on the cat.
“As the attack continued, a person or persons can be heard on the video encouraging the dogs to continue attacking the cat until a resident of the property comes out to intervene on behalf of the cat,” the SPCA said. “Buddy sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to the Pennsylvania SPCA’s Philadelphia headquarters and ultimately to an emergency veterinary care facility to receive round-the-clock monitoring.”
Both dogs involved in the incident have been taken into custody by the Pennsylvania SPCA. Buddy is in critical condition, though his “prognosis is cautiously optimistic,” according to SPCA.
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“While this act of cruelty was especially shocking in its intentional nature, the outpouring of support for Buddy the cat and the effort to bring the offenders to justice has been overwhelming,” said Pennsylvania SPCA CEO Julie Klim.
“While we certainly see a lot of bad as we fight to end animal cruelty, we also see how much good there is, especially in a case like this, from all corners of the globe,” Klim added. “We will do everything humanly and medically possible to ensure Buddy’s future will be a bright one.”
