[John O]

No you can't. You cannot torture or cruelly kill even your own pets.

You can according to the constitution. Animals are property. How you deal with your property is up to you.

GSA(P)

[Pistias]

How you deal with your property is up to you

As far as public ordinances and state laws admit, that is.

[Lazamataz]

You can according to the constitution. Animals are property. How you deal with your property is up to you.

Incorrect. You may not utilize your property in such a way as to present undue dangers for others; for example, you may not set fire to your house arguing that it is your property and you may deal with it as you wish. You may not torture animals or engage them in animal fighting contests.

The Constitution provides mechanisms for writing laws, and laws have been written to outlaw some of the behaviors described above. Since the Supreme Court has not stricken these laws down as unconstitutional, it is assumed by the law enforcement agencies and courts that they are constitutional.

[MaggieMay]

A cat is a,domestic animal living with or under the care of people. To care for a domestic animal does not include aberant behavior,like throwing them into a trash compactor. Deviant is how I would describe any one who would do this to five kittens. Jeffery Dahlmer exhibited this type of behavior toward dogs as a child. From what little I know on the subject, this is a common characteristic in phychotic's.