According to The Seattle Times, Tracy A. Clark, the man convicted of brutally “gutting” Scat, a therapy cat at White Center’s Cross Church, was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail, as well as undergo alcohol treatment.
As we reported April 21st, Clark, 47, was arrested by King County Sheriff’s officers on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly severely injured the animal with a box cutter knife.
Another resident was awakened by Clark around 1am on Monday, April 20th, who told him that he had “gutted the cat.” The resident thought the suspect was intoxicated, and both men ended up going to bed.
The next afternoon the church pastor found the severely-injured cat in the parking lot.
According to court documents, Clark claims that the cat “attacked him” first, forcing him to defend himself. He said he grabbed the cat by the throat, threw it against the wall and then stabbed it with his own knife.
Scatt spent ten days at the South Seattle Veterinary Hospital and is still recovering.
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