Idiot human charged with piercing kittens to produce "Gothic Cats"

35-year old Holly Crawford of Pennsylvania is on trial for the online sale of "goth kittens" with multiple piercings for "hundreds of dollars." An animal cruelty investigator said the ear and neck piercings and crudely docked tails damage the cats' hearing, messes up their ability to balance, and "makes them feel as if they're constantly being bitten."

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