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10-year ban for yob who got cat high on cannabis - WATCH THE VIDEO
Teen gets suspended jail sentence
Published Date: 10 September 2009
A TEENAGER who trapped a cat in a bag and blew cannabis smoke into it has been banned from owning an animal for 10 years.
Mark Kane pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty when he appeared before South Tyneside Magistrates Court, last month.
He was sentenced today to six weeks in prison for each count, but magistrates suspended the 12-week sentence for two years.
Kane was caught on a mobile phone laughing as a young tabby cat poked its head out of a drawstring bag.
He then drew cannabis smoke before blowing it into the bag pulling the cords shut and swinging it around his head.
Chairman of the bench Ken Buck said the offences were "appalling."
RSPCA inspector Claire Hunt said: "The sentence sends out a message that animal cruelty will be treated seriously by the courts."
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A 19 year old from South Tyneside, England has been banned from looking after animals after stealing a cat and forcing it to inhale cannabis.

Mark Kane, from South Shields, England, was banned from looking after animals for 10 years after causing "unnecessary suffering" to a tabby cat in January 2009. Kane was originally sentenced to three months in jail which was suspended two years. Kane also has to pay £100 (US$167) in fines.

Kane had stolen the cat from a friend of his girlfriend. A mobile phone camera recorded the incident and showed Kane putting the cat into a bag, inhaling some cannabis and blowing it into the bag. He then swung the bag around his head in a similar fashion to a lasso. The cat survived the attack but it ran off afterwards and has yet to have been found. During the video Kane is quoted as saying "This cat is getting stoned off its head" and "Get it stoned to fuck".

Kane was prosecuted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a court in South Shields. He was found guilty and sentenced to twelve weeks in prison, two years suspension and a ten year ban from looking after animals as well as being ordered to pay £100 costs. In a previous court hearing, Kane had also admitted two counts of cruelty to animals.

Chairman of the Bench Ken Buck said, "We do think the charges of animal cruelty are appalling in nature and caused real stress and unnecessary suffering to a domestic pet which was in your care." Clive McKeag, who was prosecuting Kane on behalf of the RSPCA described the attack as "sadistic and wicked" and stated: "This was a vile offence."

In regards to the case, RSPCA inspector Claire Hunt said, "He thought it was a funny thing to do to a defenseless animal." Claire also stated that she was happy with Kane's sentencing saying, "It deters people from doing the same thing."