police divers working Pier 14 killing find dead cat with microchip; owner charged

[Liberal_in_LA]

San Francisco police divers who jumped into the bay to look for evidence in the Pier 14 killing of Kathryn Steinle not only found the suspected weapon — they also located a dead cat in a bag submerged by a 10-pound weight, officials said Thursday.

Because the cat had an injected microchip, city animal control officers were able to track down and arrest the owner, who was identified as 34-year-old Adrian Erik Dumont.

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The city Department of Animal Care and Control said that the dead cat was a 2-year-old brown tabby named Kazuma and that he had been dumped in the water on the same day he was found. The agency did not release any other details about the case.

Dumont was charged with felony animal cruelty, said Max Szabo, a spokesman for the San Francisco district attorney’s office. He entered a plea of not guilty at an arraignment Tuesday and was released on $15,000 bail.

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Bay-divers-working-Pier-14-killing-find-slain-6388941.php

[valerief]

1. Because the cops care about this, it must not have been a black cat. nt

[roody]

3. Why is something so horrible so funny?

[rpannier]

2. Don't know which would be worse

An animal killer in jail or one on bail where the public has access

[senz]

4. So glad they charged the owner (assuming he did it.)

This is another way in which microchips are a good practice. Poor little guy.