A Man Has Been Jailed For Microwaving A Rabbit To Death

Paul Rogers is said to have shown "no remorse whatsoever". Warning: Some people may find the details in this story upsetting.

A 60-year-old man has been jailed for 16 weeks for microwaving his pet rabbit to death.

Cheltenham magistrates’ court heard Rogers told police he killed his rabbit because he was angry at not being prescribed some medication he wanted.

He had bought the animal five days before.

According to the BBC, when sentencing Rogers, district judge Joti Boparai said:

You thought about it, you planned it and you decided to carry out this sadistic act.

This case is so cruel and the suffering of that animal is so extreme that, regardless of your personal circumstances, I cannot suspend it [the sentence].

Rogers is said to have shown no remorse for his actions.

"I didn't want blood on my hands and I felt the most humane way to put her out of her misery was to put her in the microwave," the BBC quoted him as saying.

The 60-year-old, who has spent time in psychiatric hospitals, had previously pleaded guilty to causing an animal unnecessary suffering.

As well as the prison sentence, he was banned from keeping animals for life and ordered to pay court costs.

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