A grieving family in Utah is seeking justice for the death of its聽adored pet after an unidentified culprit tortured it to death with hot glue.
On Wednesday, China Rose shared her 6-year-old feline Sage鈥檚 deplorable fate after she found it clinging to life. Sage disappeared earlier this week and was found two days after with cut whiskers, swollen eyes, broken bones, shaved fur. It had been聽tortured with both silicone and hot glue. Due to his injuries, Sage, who was also unable to walk, was rushed to a聽veterinarian but passed away the next day.
鈥淗e is hurting. He came home with a black collar on that didn鈥檛 belong to us. How he made it home, will never make sense. But the fact that he found his way home to us, indicates how strong Sage is. He is a fighter. Our hearts are broken because there is so little we can do,鈥� Rose penned in a viral that鈥檚 racking up thousands of sympathies from people.
Sage鈥檚 case has drawn indignation from several animal rights groups and individuals including Debbie Barnes of Humane Society of Northern Utah. 鈥淭hey broke his ribs, his little toes, beat his face, glued his eyes shut, tried to glue his penis and anus shut, burned him with hot glue, and put silicone on him,鈥� she told聽, 鈥淭his is the worst abuse case I have ever seen.鈥�
Many concerned citizens donated money for Sage鈥檚 hospitalization, but were now added to the $30,000 (P1.5 million) bounty for anyone who could give information regarding Sage鈥檚 killers, reported.
Under Utah鈥檚 laws, any person guilty of animal torture will be slapped with a fine of up to $5,000 (P251,100) and zero to five years鈥� incarceration. 聽Gianna Francesca Catolico /ra
