Overview
- A Vienna court found a 20-year-old guilty of animal cruelty and gave him a six-month suspended sentence.
- Postal workers at a Lower Austria sorting center reported a grey cat jumping from a torn parcel during processing.
- Investigators linked the shipment to the man through pickup records and Österreichische Post tracking logs.
- Prosecutors said the cat spent more than a day in the box without water or care, and the judge accepted that as cruelty.
- The defendant denies sending the animal, says he will appeal, and the cat known as Shana now lives with a new owner after shelter care.