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Wisconsin man faces felony in stabbing friend’s pet rat

By: Associated Press//January 17, 2019//

Wisconsin man faces felony in stabbing friend’s pet rat

By: Associated Press//January 17, 2019//

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is charged with a felony after police say he stabbed a friend’s pet rat.

The State Journal reports 27-year-old Anthony Washington Jr. of Madison was charged on Tuesday with animal mistreatment for last month’s incident. Police say Washington described the act as an “execution” that happened because he was “in a rage.”

Authorities had responded to a disconnected 911 call on Dec. 16 outside the Biotron Laboratory on the UW-Madison campus, where they found a woman cradling her badly injured pet rat. Officials say the rat suffered many injuries and was eventually euthanized on Jan. 7.

Washington was also charged with forgery after officers investigating the incident found counterfeit money.

Court documents do not list an attorney who’s representing Washington.

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