Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Tuesday, May 26, that a Bronx man was indicted for causing the death of his family’s cat by allegedly throwing the animal out of his 15th floor apartment window after the cat scratched him.
Clark said the defendant, Miguel Perez, 32, of the Mitchell Housing Complex in The Bronx was arraigned on May 21 on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and torturing and injuring animals before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Timothy Lewis. She said he is due back in court in July 2026.
“We are supposed to love and care for our companion animals,” Clark said. “Allegedly, in a fit of rage, this defendant tossed the family’s cat out of his apartment window, causing the animal’s death. The abuse of animals will not be tolerated.”…