CA Man Found With Bound Cat in Backpack

Police in Fresno, California, have arrested a man for animal cruelty after they found him with a cat stuffed into his backpack.

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Authorities said in a news release that officers found the cat yesterday morning after stopping a suspicious-looking bicyclist behind a Wal-Mart in the city of Clovis.

That cyclist turned out to be 24-year-old Cody High. He "initially lied about his name," police said, "but officers quickly discovered this and determined his true identity, at which time he was found to be on felony probation for drug violations."

When officers opened High's backpack to do a search, they found the cat inside and actually thought it was dead at first, they said.

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