By msnbc.com staff and NBC News
CHICAGO ? A man who kicked a kitten into the air like a football is going to jail.
A judge this week sentened Percy Love, 22,?to 90 days in Cook County Jail after finding him guilty of misdemeanor animal cruelty for kicking the cat, with credit for 37 days already served.
Police who witnessed the abuse said Love took a running start and sent the kitten 15 to 18 feet into the air, then raised his arms as if he were signaling a successful field goal, NBCChicago.com reported. The cat was treated for injuries, but survived.
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Police said Love explained his actions by saying, ?He is tough, we play like that all the time. It?s just a cat,? WBBM NewsRadio reported.
On her Facebook page, Cherie Travis, commissioner of Chicago Animal Care and Control, said the cat ? now adopted and renamed ?Avery? ? ?is doing wonderfully with his new family which includes dogs and cats.?
Source: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/01/10549852-man-gets-90-days-for-kicking-cat-like-football
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