On 3 August, a female abuse of cats occurred in Shenyang City, Shen-Shen Nord District, where four cats were recorded dead within half an hour by beating, falling and throwing, while many others were in urgent need of rescue. The woman in question claimed to be in a “bad mood” of violence, and the police have now been alerted to the investigation.
According to the owner of the shop, the woman had consulted in extraordinary detail about the cat before entering the shop, and she was found to have stopped and asked to leave immediately after she had abused the cat in the room, refunding the fees in full and calling the police. It is even more deplorable that the owner of the local “Simbei hide-and-seek” company confirmed that the woman had entered the shop on 2 August, and that acts such as carving the cat head and hitting the kitten with a cat stick had caused a three-month-old cat to suffer from mental discomfort for days, when she had been evicted by the shopkeeper.
Both shopkeepers indicated that the counselling and behaviour of the women involved were clearly unusual and that the focus on the pups was beyond normal. At the Moral Police Station of Shenyang City Public Security Bureau, the Moral Police Station of Shenbei has confirmed that the police have been called by the “Boy Ying Pu Quo” and the case is being further processed.
In response to the legal consequences of the incident, on 7 August, the lawyer of the law firm Khunbei Peiji stated in an interview that there was currently no specific protection against animal abuse in the country and that cats were legally regarded as the property of the owner, and that the acts of the women involved could therefore be committed with intent to destroy property under the Penal Code.
Counsel ' s analysis indicates that the standard for filing a case for the intentional destruction of property depends primarily on the market value of the property. For example, in the Liaonin region, where the abuse of cats occurred, the standard for filing a case was over $5,000, while the value of pet cats in a cat shop was usually not low, and the value of the deaths of four cats could exceed that standard. If the value is determined to have been achieved, the woman concerned may face a criminal case, which is punishable under the Penal Code by up to three years ' imprisonment for intentional destruction of property in the ordinary circumstances. Even when criminal standards are not met, their conduct constitutes an offence and may be subject to security penalties.
In addition, the shopkeeper may claim financial loss from the death of the kitten from a civil action against the woman concerned. Counsel emphasizes that a “bad mood” is no justification for harming the property of others and that, at the moral level of society, the abuse of life is a serious violation of public decency and deserves public condemnation.