Fukuoka –
Police on Monday referred a 66-year-old male farmer in Fukuoka Prefecture to prosecutors for allegedly drowning six cats in a river between February and March, leaving behind their bodies and a raccoon carcass.
Saying that he was annoyed by the bad smell of cat urine and feces and by damage to crops caused by raccoons, the man told investigators that he had killed about 60 animals, including cats, for two years until about March this year. said Fukuoka. Prefectural Police.
The investigation revealed that he bought a metal cage, put cat food and other items in it to attract cats, raccoons and weasels, and sank the cage with trapped animals in the river, police said.
