Is it legal to kill your roommate's cat???

LOL, sooo, I'm tellin my wife about this thread and the next day, she E-mails me this link; http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6944446

Eyewitness News EAST ISLIP, N.Y. -- Police have arrested a Long Island man on a charge of beating and shooting his neighbor's cat.
Suffolk County police arrested the 41-year-old East Islip man early Sunday on a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals.
He's scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip.
Police say the man beat his neighbor's cat with a rake before shooting it with a BB gun on July 18. They say a woman walking by the home witnessed the attack.

Police say the cat was treated for head trauma, broken teeth and bruises.

Beware!

Rake?
Ohhh Nooo, This is an extended cat comb, I have a bad back!
BBgun at my house has always been referred to as the "Daisey Dog Trainer"!