Man accused of throwing kitten at snake

by Sandra Haros/KTAR (September 8th, 2009 @ 2:54pm)

PHOENIX - A man accused of throwing a kitten at a snake and kicking it to death has been arrested.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's office said Jeremy Tuffly, 28, of Mesa, was arrested for animal cruelty.

Officials said they received a DVD that showed Tuffly throwing the kitten at a python snake, hoping the snake would attack it. They said the attempt failed.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said what happened next was "very gruesome" and "a disgusting act of violence."

"A helpless kitten trying to feed it to a large snake," said Arpaio. "But I think the worst part was kicking it like a football."

That is when the kitten died. Tuffly is being charged with a felony count of animal cruelty.

"Well I'll tell you one thing," said Arpaio. "I'm sure that the guy never figured he'd be approached and arrested yesterday. I'm sure he was a little surprised."

Click here to see the video. WARNING it is graphic. Video starts eight seconds into video.


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    KTAR HAS GONE TOO FAR
    Bob A
    It is one thing to post the story - it is news, but why did we feel the need to add the link of the video? All that did was to sensationalize the already heated story. I have lost ALL RESPECT for this "searching for ratings" very obvious local radio station. I thought KTAR stood for something, but as I have already told by Russ Hill, their director of news, RATINGS RULE!
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    Arrest the other two criminals too!
    qcoats
    There are at least 3 people in the video that should be arrested. The camera operator, and the other dope that is holding his crotch and laughing about it. Where are they? Does anyone know if they were arrested? They had every opportunity to stop this and they stood by and did NOTHING! Shame on them! Remember, Evil will prevail when good men stand by and do nothing!
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    I got IT
    PCUB
    His punishment.........He has to spend 4 years of active duty in a Marine Infantry unit and 3 of these years fighting in Afghanistan. If he fails to complete this, he is put in general population for time served. I will bet when he returns (IF), he will have a totally different outlook on life and an appreciation for it, I know I did.
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    i smack
    wishmaaker
    rats on the side of my snake enclosure to kill them before i feed my snake, am i going to be arrested for cruelty to animals? It just a cat they are just like rats
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    Pathetic
    Bill a
    that this report gets more comments, twice as many, as the one regarding the murder of a three year old. They were posted at the same time but yet the kitten gets twice as much focus and comments. IT'S DISGUSTING AND A SAID STATEMENT ABOUT OUR SOCIETY IN GENERAL. No wonder so many kids die...because most people seem to care about an animal more than kids...
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