A Kentucky woman has been left heartbroken after her ‘evil’ neighbor shot her 12-year-old cat, leading to the pet’s painful death.
Disgruntled Georgetown resident Christopher Jones, 54, fired his gun at Kristin Bradenburg’s cat named Gray Baby on September 22 for being on his property, climbing on his cars and leaving pawprints – so, he ‘took care of it’.
Bradenburg had just moved to the rural neighborhood six months prior. She said area was quiet and she ‘never had any issues with anybody.’
But that all changed when she received a gut-wrenching phone call from her fiancé who told her Gray Baby had been shot and sent her a photo. The bullet went into the cat’s chest and through his arm, causing the animal excruciating pain.
The heartbroken owner rushed took Gray Baby to the vet, but it was too late. There was nothing to be done except to euthanize him.
Gray Baby. 12, was shot by a disgruntled neighbor who said the cat left pawprints on his vehicles
A photo of Gray Baby sits outside Bradenburg’s home in Georgetown, Kentucky
‘It just doesn’t make sense why somebody would do that, that evil could live right next door to you,’ Bradenburg told WKYT.
Police showed up to Jones’ house to interrogate him about the incident on the next day.
He admitted to shooting Gray Baby and he claimed the cat was on his property, being a ‘nuisance,’ according to court documents.
Bradenburg says she is now concerned about her other animals.
She said to WKYT: ‘It also puts me in fear because what’s he gonna do now? I have other animals, I have two dogs.’
Kristin Bradenburg said she learned the gut-wrenching news when he fiancé called her on September 22
‘This is what I would consider a violent act, to end a life not for a hunting purpose, not for a self defense purpose, not even for a valid defense of property,’ Jaqueline Mayer, Bradenburg’s lawyer said to WKYT.
Jones was charged with the torture of a cat or a dog. His arraignment is scheduled for November 14.
Ethan’s Law is a Kentucky legislation that makes the torture of a cat or a dog a Class D felony. It just took effect in July, and Jones’s case is one of the first it may be applied.
Before Ethan’s Law, animal torture was considered a Class A misdemeanor after a first offense and was only a Class D felony for repeat offenses, according to Link NKY.
Gray Baby’s case will be one of the first in Kentucky in which Ethan’s Law could be applied
Ethan’s Law was named after a formerly neglected dog and it makes the torture of a dog or a cat in Kentucky a Class D felony
The law is dedicated to a dog named Ethan, who has recovered from being severely neglected. He was sold as a puppy and traded for drugs until he was abandoned.
Ethan’s owner, Jeff Callaway, is invested in Gray Baby’s case and said he will be following it.
‘I wouldn’t even say the last thing to do is shoot the cat. That’s just not even on the list, there’s just so many other ways to handle it,’ Callaway said to WKYT.
