"Noting that the crime went "way, way beyond everything that a civilized society can tolerate," a Bucks County judge Thursday rejected a Bristol Township man's plea for probation and sentenced him to six to 23 months in prison for setting a cat on fire."
"Culligan, a father of two, pleaded guilty in June to arson and cruelty to animals. He admitted spraying the 9-month-old cat, "Chica," with lighter fluid, igniting the fluid with a match and throwing the burning animal off a second-story balcony."
"A tipster led police to Culligan in January. During questioning, police records say Culligan asked the officers, 'What's the big deal? Everyone has hurt cats or squirrels.'"
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