A Kentucky woman was left heartbroken after her “evil” neighbor shot her 12-year-old cat, resulting in the pet’s painful death.
Disgruntled Georgetown resident Christopher Jones, 54, fired his gun at Kristin Bradenburg’s cat named Gray Baby on September 22. for being on their property, getting into their cars and leaving footprints, so he “took care of it.”
Bradenburg had just moved to the rural neighborhood six months earlier. He said the area was quiet and he “never had any problems with anyone.”
But that all changed when she received a heartbreaking phone call from her fiancé who told her that Gray Baby had been shot and sent her a photo. The bullet passed through the cat’s chest and pierced its arm, causing excruciating pain.
The heartbroken owner rushed Gray Baby to the vet, but it was too late. There was nothing to do except euthanize him.
Gray baby. 12, was shot by a disgruntled neighbor who said the cat left footprints on their vehicles.
A photo of Gray Baby sitting outside the Bradenburg home in Georgetown, Kentucky
“It just doesn’t make sense that someone would do that, that evil could live right next to you,” Bradenburg said. WKYT.
Police showed up at Jones’ home to question him about the incident the next day.
He admitted to shooting Gray Baby and claimed the cat was on his property, being a “nuisance,” according to court documents.
Bradenburg says she is now worried about her other animals.
She told WKYT: ‘It scares me too because what is he going to do now? I have other animals, I have two dogs.’
Kristin Bradenburg said she learned the heartbreaking news when her fiancé called her on September 22.
“This is what I would consider a violent act, taking a life, not for hunting purposes, not for self-defense purposes, not even for valid defense of property,” Jaqueline Mayer, Bradenburg’s attorney, told WKYT.
Jones was accused of torturing a cat or dog. His arraignment is scheduled for November 14.
Ethan’s Law is Kentucky legislation that makes the torture of a cat or dog a Class D felony. It just went into effect in July and Jones’ case is one of the first where it can be applied.
Before Ethan’s Law, animal torture was considered a Class A misdemeanor after a first offense and was only a Class D felony for a repeat offense, according to NKY Link.
Gray Baby’s case will be one of the first in Kentucky in which Ethan’s Law could be applied
Ethan’s Law is named after a formerly abandoned dog and makes the torture of a dog or cat in Kentucky a Class D felony.
The law is dedicated to a dog named Ethan, who has recovered from serious neglect. They sold him as a puppy and traded him for drugs until they abandoned him.
Ethan’s owner, Jeff Callaway, is involved in the Gray Baby case and said he will follow it.
‘I wouldn’t even say that the last thing to do is shoot the cat. That’s not even on the list, there are so many other ways to handle it,” Callaway told WKYT.