Littleton woman sentenced for drowning cats
Rocky Mountain News
Published September 6, 2006 at midnight
A 20-year-old Littleton woman was sentenced to 45 days in jail, three years probation, 120 hours of community service and counseling for having a friend drown two cats in October 2005.
Delene Madison Hart was convicted today of aggravated animal cruelty, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and negligent child abuse by a Jefferson County jury.
Hart was arrested after instructing a family friend, Kyle Bundy, 19, to drown her two cats that she said repeatedly soiled the house. Two of Hart’s young children were present when the cats died.
Bundy pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cruelty to animals in November. He was sentenced to a year’s probation with a mental health evaluation, 24 hours of community service, fees and court costs.
Hart’s sentence includes a provision that her community service be performed at an animal shelter if any facility is willing to accept her.
She could have taken the unwanted cats to the Dumb Friend’s
League for free.
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