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Seattle Police arrest man for allegedly dragging cat behind his bike


AURORA, CO - JUNE 27: Handcuffs hold barricades together at a rally outside the Aurora Police Department Headquarters to demand justice for Elijah McClain on June 27, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. On August 24, 2019 McClain was walking home when he was forcibly detained by three Aurora police officers and was injected with ketamine after officers requested assistance from the Aurora Fire Rescue. McClain suffered a heart attack on the way to the hospital that night and died six days later. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
AURORA, CO - JUNE 27: Handcuffs hold barricades together at a rally outside the Aurora Police Department Headquarters to demand justice for Elijah McClain on June 27, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. On August 24, 2019 McClain was walking home when he was forcibly detained by three Aurora police officers and was injected with ketamine after officers requested assistance from the Aurora Fire Rescue. McClain suffered a heart attack on the way to the hospital that night and died six days later. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
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SEATTLE – Seattle Police say they arrested a 32-year-old man Friday night after he was reportedly dragging a cat on a rope behind a bicycle that he was riding.

Officers arrested the man on Animal Cruelty charges after speaking with a witness around 9:15 p.m. in the 9000 block of 13th Avenue Northwest.

The cat had visible injuries from the rope being tied around its body and from being dragged for an unknown distance, police say.

Officers took the cat to a local emergency veterinary clinic for treatment and the suspect was booked into King County Jail.

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