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NY police find live cat 'marinating' in car trunk

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-08-12 09:22

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car.

In this photo provided by the SPCA Serving Erie County, Navarro, a four-year-old cat found 'marinating' in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car in Buffalo, N.Y. on Sunday night, is shown Monday, August 9, 2010 at the agency's Tonawanda, N.Y. shelter infirmary. [Agencies]

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Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a stop sign Sunday night.

They say they checked the trunk and found 4-year-old Navarro in a cage, his fur covered with oil, crushed red peppers and chili peppers.

Police say Korkuc told them he did it because Navarro was ill-tempered. Korkuc was charged with cruelty and released; his phone number isn't listed.

Police say he told them he was going to cook Navarro. Korkuc also told officers a number of things that didn't make sense, including that his neutered male cat was pregnant.

Animal advocates have cleaned Navarro and put him up for adoption.