Woman Dumps Cat In Trash (VIDEO)

[Janice]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_692994.html

Video in link (above)

LONDON (AP) - The gray-haired woman gently pets the cat, occasionally glancing furtively at a garbage bin. Then she strikes, casually grabbing it by the scruff, tossing it in, popping the lid closed, and quickly strolling away.

The surveillance video posted online by Lola the cat's owners takes only seconds, but it has outraged thousands of viewers around the world, some of whom posted angry messages pledging retribution. Now, police say they've identified the woman and posted guards outside her house in central England.

Investigators at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which prosecutes cruelty cases, said Tuesday that the gray striped cat was trapped for 15 hours before being rescued on Sunday morning by her owners, who told a British newspaper they heard Lola's muffled cries from inside the bin. The distressed cat was unharmed.

The society said it planned to interview the woman involved after it confirmed her identity, but declined to say whether she had been identified by a viewer of the clip online.

"We thought she might be trapped under the car because she sounded like she was hurt, so we followed her cries and eventually found her in the bin," she told the Coventry Telegraph newspaper.

The couple had previously installed a personal surveillance camera outside their home following a spate of thefts in the area.

Mann said they checked the video tape expecting to discover local youths, or a drunk, had thrown Lola into the bin late on Saturday evening, but were shocked to discover the culprit was a respectable looking woman.

"I was absolutely heartbroken to see how someone could just be so cruel," she told the newspaper. "I don't know what went through her head but it was just disgusting to watch and it broke my 8-year-old daughter's heart."

Mann later posted the clip online, where it has attracted tens of thousands of views.

Coventry police department said a small number of community support officers -- wardens who assist the police but have no powers of arrest -- had been stationed near the woman's home after a crowd gathered outside.

[catlover79]

Someone should dump this woman in the trash.

[Marvo301]

I saw this story on the news and couldn't believe my eyes! How cruel!

[MikeLutton]

i hope she get beat to death.how dare this woman be so dam cruel to harmless animals people like her dont deserve to live much less breathe air

[80sTrivia]

Originally Posted by catlover79

Someone should dump this woman in the trash.

My feelings exactly...

[Family Ties Forever!]

Wow, that is so awful. Heartbreaking in deed. Poor cat. Thank goodness the cat survived.

[coffield3]

Sick women!!

[robyrob]

someone really should lock that woman in a dumspter for 6 days sop she can appreciate the equivalent torture that poor harmless animal went through.

and I do hope she gets charged by the police as a result of the video.

[waichingliu81]

she should be banned for life from owning a pet of any kind. disgusting behaviour coming from her!

[Rezny@gmail.com]

It's mean and very cruel .Luckily,the cat DID survive.And the woman's excuse?"It was just a cat!".And I also heard that she thought that the cat would find a way to escape.What was she thinking ?

[Family Ties Forever!]

link

UK Woman Says Sorry For Dumping Cat In Trash
Surveillance Video Sparked Outrage Worldwide

Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Updated: 7:33 pm CDT August 25, 2010

London -- A British woman who outraged pet lovers around the world after she was caught on surveillance camera dumping a cat in a garbage bin apologized on Wednesday for what she called misjudgment and said the situation has gotten "out of control." Online footage of Mary Bale tossing 4-year-old Lola into a trash bin and popping the top closed sparked angry messages online pledging retribution, and police had to post guards outside her house.

In a statement, Bale, 45, said she was "profoundly sorry" but offered no explanation of why she dumped the cat. "I cannot explain why I did this, it is completely out of character and I certainly did not intend to cause any distress to Lola or her owners," said Bale, who is from Coventry in central England. "It was a split second of misjudgment that has got completely out of control," she added.

Investigators at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which prosecutes cruelty cases, said Lola was trapped for 15 hours before being rescued on Sunday morning by her owners. The distressed cat was unharmed. Lola's owners told British media that they traced Lola when they heard her muffled cries from inside the bin.

The couple - who had installed a personal surveillance camera outside their home following a spate of thefts in the area - posted the short surveillance video of Bale online, drawing tens of thousands of views. Bale said she would meet with the RSPCA and police soon and would cooperate with their investigations.

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[70s show watcher]

Originally Posted by catlover79

Someone should dump this woman in the trash.

i agree as a cat owner im outraged and thats the cleanest word i can use to discribe my feelings

[Marvo301]

I just saw a story on TV about this lady's apology and explanation of her actions. Her explanation sounded very lame to me. (a split second misjudgement ) I say throw the book at her. A big heavy book!!!

[comedyfreak]

No wonder it got out of control, what'd she expect. Poor Cat, I have two of my own they're like kids. How can anyone treat an animal this way, shameful.

[robyrob]

if I was within range I would literally kick that woman in the testicles.