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In breaking news, the following story has emerged from the international scene.
A 20-year-old man was given a six-month suspended prison sentence on April 1 by the regional criminal court in Vienna (Austria) for act of cruelty towards an animal. A year ago, he allegedly tried to send his cat by post via a parcel intended for Germany. A parcel for a guitar “I accuse the delivery man of having stolen the cat. […] I think someone is setting a trap for me,” he said, according to the German weekly Der Spiegel. The man had used the collection service of the local Post Office. He claimed that the package, sealed with tape, contained a guitar. But in reality, it was Shana, a British Shorthair cat who was inside. The postal agent was apparently deceived when collecting the package. The feline then spent long hours locked in the box, until ending up at the Hagenbrunn logistics center. According to the ORF, it was the employees who noticed that the damaged package was moving, which allowed them to identify the presence of the cat, which was in poor health. But according to Der Spiegel, Shana would have instead jumped from the box, which would have given rise to a long chase. The hypothesis of a plot Both media indicate that the employees were responsible for feeding and giving water to the cat. Then they took him to the pound. A La Poste employee then took charge of carrying out his investigation in order to trace it back to the sender. This is a 20-year-old young man from the Viennese district of Ottakring. He was identified as Shana’s owner. Questioned during the hearing, the man did not wish to defend himself and simply raised the hypothesis of a conspiracy. During interrogations, he also explained that he had suffered from a stress disorder during the material period. The judge did not believe his story and therefore sentenced him. The young man could appeal. As for Shana, she was able to find a new home.
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Source: This article was originally published in another language by 20Minutes – Actu Monde and has been translated and adapted for our global English-speaking audience. Read the original article here.