An Upstate New York man was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and other charges, according to the Ontario County District Attorney’s Office.
Keaghn Picaro, 30, of Farmington, struck a five-month-old domestic shorthair kitten named Smokey multiple times on Christmas Day 2025 because it failed to use a litter box. Deputies found the animal with a fractured hind leg when responding to a domestic-related altercation in Picaro’s room at the Finger Lakes Hotel.
As part of the court’s ruling, Picaro is now prohibited from owning, purchasing or being in the presence of any animals…