Follow-up: Remember the British woman who sparked international outrage after a cat’s owner videotaped her dumping his cat in a garbage can? Her case came to court today. She was fined 265 British pounds (about $400) for animal cruelty.
Mary Bale (far left), 45, was also banned from keeping animals for five years after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to the cat, a four-year-old tabby called Lola.
Lola was found unharmed by her owners, crying for help after being trapped inside the bin for about 15 hours in August. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) brought the prosecution against Bale and was awarded costs of 1,170 pounds.
Bale, who had faced a maximum fine of 20,000 pounds or up six months’ imprisonment, could provide no answer to why she had acted in such an “impulsive and irrational” way.
The kitties thank you!
