SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A person and girl are accused of torturing an animal after they allegedly put a kitten in a sandwich container and duct-taped it shut.
Justin Epperson, 45, and Emily Allred, 41, have been arrested early Monday morning in Cottonwood Heights for torture of a companion animal and drug possession, court docket paperwork filed in Salt Lake County present.
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According to an affidavit of possible trigger, police discovered the 2 slumped over a steering wheel in a automobile that was illegally tenting within the metropolis. Officers detained the 2, and located them each in possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
They have been additionally coated in cat fur, and officers may hear a faint meowing from contained in the automotive.
Sgt. Gary Young with Cottonwood Heights police stated the officers discovered the kitten stuffed right into a sandwich container, with solely its head exterior the Tupperware-like field.
The animal “had feces all over it and was in very poor health,” the court docket paperwork state.
Animal management officers introduced the kitten to Angel Paws Veterinary Services for therapy.
Richelle Gruber, the manager director of Angel Paws, stated the kitten was in vital however secure situation. She estimated the kitten, a feminine, was about six weeks old.
According to the Utah State Legislature, animal cruelty turns into a 3rd diploma felony if the perpetrator deliberately tortures a companion animal, comparable to a canine or cat.
Third-degree felonies in Utah are punishable by as much as 5 years in jail and/or a $5,000 nice.
Cottonwood Heights is situated roughly 15 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
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