Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that a Bronx man has been indicted for causing the death of his family’s cat by allegedly throwing the animal out of his 15th floor apartment window.
District Attorney Clark said, “We are supposed to love and care for our companion animals. Allegedly, in a fit of rage, this defendant tossed the family’s cat out of his apartment window, causing the animal’s death. The abuse of animals will not be tolerated.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Miguel Perez, 32, of Alexander Avenue, Mitchell Housing Complex, the Bronx, was arraigned on May 21, 2026, on Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Torturing and Injuring Animals before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Timothy Lewis. He is due back in court on July 21, 2026.
According to the investigation, on March 4, 2026, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the defendant became upset after Shadow, his family’s small black cat, scratched his hand. The defendant allegedly threw the cat out of a window of the 15th floor apartment, causing its death when it hit the pavement below.
District Attorney Clark thanked Shawn Perry and Veronica Rodriguez from the New York City Housing Authority for their assistance in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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