A vet who examined Lucy said she had leg fractures and broken teethA team of specially trained prosecutors is being established in New York to deal with animal abuse after a case in which an Northern Irish man allegedly tortured his flatmate’s cat. Declan Garrity, 25, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, was charged with animal cruelty at New York supreme court in February. He is accused of ripping out the cat’s claws, breaking bones in its face, pelvis and legs and burning it during a three-month period. He said he had feared he was violating immigration law by staying on a work visa after being fired by Barclays Bank. His case is one of a number cited as the reason for the establishment of the…

Source: The Times November 13, 2017 00:02 UTC