A 21-year-old El Paso man who admitted to killing a cat in a restaurant parking lot last summer walked out of court with five years of probation and 200 hours of community service, a sentence that has animal-welfare advocates in the city seeing red. The case, which involved disturbing reports that parts of the animal were consumed, has reignited calls for tougher penalties in violent cruelty cases. Police say the man was arrested after officers tracked him down following a vehicle crash the day after the attack.
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According to KFOX14, the defendant, identified as Krystopher Nathan Torres, pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service……