A man escaped prison after admitting to poisoning two of his neighbor's cats.
His 44-year-old Tristian Paul Pearson of Burgod, South Wales, has targeted and deliberately lured his family pets Luna and Bailey into consuming the toxic substance ethylene glycol. He was given an eight-month suspended sentence for the crime.
Luna and Bailey died shortly after an outbreak of poisoning in early September 2021. When they got home within a week, they appeared weak and wobbly on their legs.
Male Persian Bailey died before a veterinarian could see him, Luna was later found to have kidney failure and had to be put to sleep to prevent her continued suffering.
At a hearing last Friday, the Cardiff Criminal Court ruled that a father and daughter, the devastated owners of a cat who lived in two separate homes near the Pearson home, were found dead.
When they searched the backyard of the Pearson property, they found two pots. One contained a bright blue liquid and the other appeared to contain tuna.
They gave the pots to her RSPCA and both were found to contain high concentrations of ethylene glycol, a substance that is highly toxic to cats.
An expert veterinary witness report concluded that "this [pot] is very likely the source of the ethylene glycol that caused Luna and Bailey's deaths." 17}
And the veterinary statement added, "The effects of ethylene glycol poisoning cause cats to suffer through a mechanism of dehydration, followed by headache, nausea, disorientation, weakness and collapse."
Pearson pleaded guilty to causing needless suffering to a rescued animal and was sentenced to eight months in prison with 18 months suspended.
He was ordered to work 150 hours of his unpaid work and was disqualified from keeping all animals for five years. This is a ban that he cannot challenge for at least four years.
He was also ordered to pay his £2,000 costs.
RSPCA Inspector Simon Evans, who investigated the incident, said: "These poor cats are trying to digest substances that are incredibly dangerous to cats. deliberately seduced and ultimately proved fatal to both.” We believe it is the first case referred.
This law extended the maximum sentence imposed on criminals from her six months to five years.
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