Lonnan handicapped boy kills kitten for disturbing nap
| Case Details | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Key Details | |
| Location | Longnan, Gansu, China |
| Species Involved | Cats |
| Type of Abuse | Physical harm |
| Timeline | |
| Date of Incident | August 3, 2025 |
| Date Discovered | August 4, 2025 |
| Date Closed | — |
| Status & Outcome | |
| Case Status | No investigation/enforcement action |
| Perpetrator | A boy with slurred speech and a disability in the right foot |
| Aftermath | Online criticism |
The Gansu Longnan child kills neighbor's cat incident is an event of animal cruelty that was reported on August 3, 2025, in Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu province. The case involves a child boy who was captured on surveillance video killing a neighbor's pet cat, claiming the animal had disturbed his afternoon nap.
The incident
The victim was a kitten that had been found as a stray and was being raised by the son of a resident named Mr. Luo. According to surveillance footage of the incident, a neighbor's child picked up the cat, threw it to the ground three separate times, and then proceeded to beat it repeatedly with a tool, causing its death.
Aftermath
When confronted, the child's reason for the attack was that the cat had woken them up from an afternoon nap. Mr. Luo stated that the child's parents were not home and that they were under the care of their grandmother. He expressed his hope that the parents would address their child's violent behavior with timely criticism and intervention.[1]
References
- ↑ (2025-08-03). "甘肃陇南一#小孩多次甩飞捶打小猫致死# 猫主人：说猫吵到他睡午觉 (Gansu Longnan a #child repeatedly throws and beats a kitten to death# Cat owner: Said the cat disturbed his afternoon nap)", Weibo. Retrieved 2025-08-04from https://weibo.com/1647210043/5195969601998918