Teh One Who Knocks
02-07-2016, 01:42 PM
By Brendan Kelly - Opposing Views
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A Chicago teen is facing animal abuse charges after filming himself pouring boiling water on a cat and sharing the video to Facebook.
Leon Teague, 18, has been charged with a felony count of animal torture and a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, according to the Chicago Police Department.
In the video posted to Facebook, a black and white cat is shown approaching a feeding tray on the back porch of a house while the person filming, later identified as Teague, is seen holding a pot full of hot water. Teague lures the cat toward the window he is standing near and once it comes near, he pours the water on the cat.
When the cat is hit with the boiling water, it moans loudly before frantically running away. Teague tells the cat to “never come back.”
After the video spread on social media, rumors circulated that it was filmed by a man in North Carolina, but after an investigation which involved multiple North Carolina police departments, it was discovered that the video was in fact filmed by Leon Teague in the south side of Chicago.
Police told the Chicago Tribune that the cat was last seen in Teague’s neighborhood, but that it fled when officers tried to catch it.
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A Chicago teen is facing animal abuse charges after filming himself pouring boiling water on a cat and sharing the video to Facebook.
Leon Teague, 18, has been charged with a felony count of animal torture and a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, according to the Chicago Police Department.
In the video posted to Facebook, a black and white cat is shown approaching a feeding tray on the back porch of a house while the person filming, later identified as Teague, is seen holding a pot full of hot water. Teague lures the cat toward the window he is standing near and once it comes near, he pours the water on the cat.
When the cat is hit with the boiling water, it moans loudly before frantically running away. Teague tells the cat to “never come back.”
After the video spread on social media, rumors circulated that it was filmed by a man in North Carolina, but after an investigation which involved multiple North Carolina police departments, it was discovered that the video was in fact filmed by Leon Teague in the south side of Chicago.
Police told the Chicago Tribune that the cat was last seen in Teague’s neighborhood, but that it fled when officers tried to catch it.