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| Frenchman Farid Ghilas jailed for video showing him throwing a kitten | Frenchman Farid Ghilas jailed for video showing him throwing a kitten |
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| A man has been jailed for twelve months after being filmed throwing a white and ginger kitten at a wall in France. | |
| Video footage of Farid Ghilas, 24, appeared online showing him picking the cat up and launching the animal in the air towards a block of flats in a housing estate. | Video footage of Farid Ghilas, 24, appeared online showing him picking the cat up and launching the animal in the air towards a block of flats in a housing estate. |
| Ghilas appeared at a Marseille court on Monday, where he was found guilty of acts of cruelty against a domestic and tame animal, according to news agency Agence-France-Presse. | Ghilas appeared at a Marseille court on Monday, where he was found guilty of acts of cruelty against a domestic and tame animal, according to news agency Agence-France-Presse. |
| Animal rights activists staged a protest outside the court during the hearing and a petition was signed by 260,000 people calling for Ghilas to receive “exemplary punishment”. | Animal rights activists staged a protest outside the court during the hearing and a petition was signed by 260,000 people calling for Ghilas to receive “exemplary punishment”. |
| Prosecutor Emmanuel Merlin told the court Ghilas' sentence was justified, as "his particularly perverse and sadistic act disgusted the entire planet." | Prosecutor Emmanuel Merlin told the court Ghilas' sentence was justified, as "his particularly perverse and sadistic act disgusted the entire planet." |
| This photo taken on 3 February, 2014, at the SPA (Society for the Protection of Animals) center in Marseille, shows a veterinarian taking care of Oscar The Society for the Protection of Animals said five-month-old Oscar is being treated for a stomach injury and a broken foot, but is otherwise expected to make a full recovery. | This photo taken on 3 February, 2014, at the SPA (Society for the Protection of Animals) center in Marseille, shows a veterinarian taking care of Oscar The Society for the Protection of Animals said five-month-old Oscar is being treated for a stomach injury and a broken foot, but is otherwise expected to make a full recovery. |
| Warning: Video contains graphic footage viewers might find distressing | Warning: Video contains graphic footage viewers might find distressing |
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