Oregon Man Arrested for Castrating Ex-Girlfriends Cat

The cat is expected to fully recover.

Salem-News.com

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Police in Eugene, Oregon say a man who was frustrated with his ex-girlfriend took that anger out on her cat by castrating it with a box cutter.

31-year-old Jerry Caswell was arrested and charged with multiple counts stemming from the incident.

Police say Caswell was angry at his ex-girlfriend for not coming to his house Friday night. So he drugged the cat, named "Romeo", with human medication and then castrated it with a box cutter.

The cat was transported to the Springfield Emergency Veterinary Hospital and is expected to fully recover.

Police say that Caswell is a convicted felon and that he had multiple firearms and body armor in his home, which is prohibited for felons under Oregon state law.