Enraged Boyfriend Kills Girlfriend's Cat

If you have a cat, you know how it is to have that little furry friend of yours hang out with you, and be there for you whenever you get home. The simply joy of having someone waiting for you at your door when you get home from a long day at work is a small reminder of happiness that truly verifies that it is the simply things in life that make you happy.

However, Joe Petcka, the boyfriend of a Sports Illustrated writer, was enraged after a fight they had one night. During the fight Joe Petcka, age 36, left the house just to return later. The girlfriend was no longer home, and in his enraged state of mind, brutally killed his girlfriend's cat named Norman. How did Joe Petcka kill the cat? Apparently he choked the cat, beat it, punched it, and so on, leaving the cat with three broken ribs, a broken leg, and multiple cracked teeth. The attack happened on March 27th, 2007 in the girlfriends home.

Joseph Pentangelo, the assistant director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, had this stunning evidence to tell Newsday:

"He did admit hitting the cat. He (Joe Petcka) made a statement indicating he was jealous about the relationship the cat had with the owner; that the cat got more attention than him."

In the state of New York it is a felony to kill a pet of another person since it such an inhumane and heinous crime altogether. Hitting, abusing, and killing animals is a red flag for future violent crimes, especially when they occur at young ages. However, in this case, Joe Petcka is 36 years old and should have known the consequences to his actions. A cat cannot understand what is going on in a relationship, and is there to live, eat, and be with their owner.

As of right now, the charges against Joe Petcka for killing Norman the cat are unknown, although the degree in the violent crime is obvious, and he should be punished harshly.

To give an idea on how large Joe Petcka was compared to Norman the cat, Petcka weighed in at 205 pounds and was 6 foot, 3 inches tall in height. Compare those stats of the cat who weighed in at a mere 7 pounds. Petcka was also picked by the Mets to be a pitcher in 1989 in their amateur draft, but never pitched in the majors.

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