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Jun 29, 2009 9:32 am US/Eastern

Man Facing Charges After Death Of Kitten

EATONTOWN, N.J. (AP) ― A New Jersey man who allegedly killed a kitten by throwing it against a motel room wall has been charged in the animal's death.

Rodney Shivers of Linden was being held at the Monmouth County Jail on $10,000 bail. He was charged with two counts of needlessly killing a living creature and faces up to five years in jail if convicted.

It was not clear what caused the incident involving the 8-week-old kitten named Pooter, who authorities say did not belong to the 18-year-old Shivers. Witnesses said the animal was killed around 3 a.m. Saturday at a motel in Eatontown.

A necropsy will be performed to determine what caused the kitten's death.




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