Teen Who Roasted Kitten Shows No Remorse

By: Edecio Martinez
Topics: Daily Blotter

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Photo of murdered kitten Tiger Lily.

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Cheyenne Cherry, 17, pled guilty to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary on Wednesday, and admitted she didn't let a kitten out of an oven after a friend put the animal inside and let it roast to death.

Authorities say the pair ransacked a Bronx, NY apartment before putting the cat, Tiger Lily, in the oven, where it cried and scratched before dying.

While in court, Cherry was confronted by animal activists holding signs and posters against the killing.

"It's dead, bitch!" snapped the unabashed teen to a row of animal activists in court, according to the New York Daily News. Reportedly Cherry also stuck her tongue out to them while leaving the courtroom.

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Photo: Cheyenne Cherry, 17.

Cherry's 14-year-old friend was charged with aggravated animal cruelty and burglary in the May 6 incident.

After Cherry was arrested, she reportedly told officers that the killing was "just a joke." That "joke" cost Cherry a year in jail.

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by jenlwe24 November 9, 2010 10:18 PM EST: I've got one thing to say about Cheyenne Cherry. Never in my life have I ever seen a person with so much cruelty and hatred towards something as a living breathing entity. The judge that gave her 2 years in prison was like "oh she's just 17". He shouldn't be sitting on the bench. Come to Texas Cheyenne, 17 years old you are an adult here. We've got people in our correction system that would love to get their hands on you. You think your so tough, sure you are...HAHA!!! You are nothing but an immature kid with nothing going for herself. Learn to be an adult. Stop being a stupid pigheaded brat.; Reply to this comment


by Crepsley-love April 28, 2010 3:08 PM EDT: Those 2 girls were ******* stupid enough to do that to a poor cat.; Reply to this comment


by asfaloth12 November 23, 2009 12:17 PM EST: What a monster. There is no excuse at all for what she did. She deserves to spend the rest of her life in prison.
I wish to God that somebody could sterilize this ugly **** so she can't reproduce.; Reply to this comment


by madashell626 October 6, 2009 7:46 PM EDT: Harsher laws needed to punish losers like her. It's the nature of the crime that is just so sickening and disturbing. To do this to anyone - human or (any other) animal - is beyond any civilized comprehension. It's 2009 and animal abuse of any kind should not be tolerated.; Reply to this comment


by jbl1931 September 6, 2009 10:49 PM EDT: Does anyone know what sentence this monster rcv'd? case # 02546-2009 on 9/2/09
hope she gets the right treatment at Rikers; Reply to this comment


by jbl1931 September 5, 2009 11:46 PM EDT: This woman and her 14 year old fiend are both monsters. To torture and murder a 8 week old kitten who was
totally defenseless is a crime against humanity. What a piece of trash
I don't think much of the state politicians for their weak laws and the Bronx DA as well as Judge Clancy are weak and ineffectual. These 2 fiends made sure to protect themselves with court appointed "liars" and got easy sentencing. These monsters took care of themselves-they made sure that there was no way out for this innocent-they were so strong and bad but they could not stand to hear the doomed kitten crying as it was roasted alive

Good job DA and Judge Clancy; Reply to this comment


by AKCougar August 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT: There has to be a special place in HELL, for the cruel, incorrigible, deranged, sociopathic kitten killer Cheyenne Cherry, who put a little helpless kitten in a 500 degree oven, and listening to the kitten's crys and scrathing at the oven door, as it roasted to death, Cherry did not even let the kitten out of Cherry's homemade death trap Hell!. May Karma visit Cheyenne Cherry soon! *All that you put into the lives of others, comes back into your own.; Reply to this comment


by AKCougar August 11, 2009 8:33 PM EDT: (1.) Contact your legislators and urge them to: (1.) "Pass legislation, whereby any teenage minor, who commits a heinous crime, will be subject to being tried as an adult". (2.) "Pass legislation, whereby parents will be held responsible, along with their minor children, for the crimes that their minor children commit."

The only way to get laws passed, is to contact your legislators. Email, call or write to all of your legislators.

Cherry should have been tried as an adult. A year in jail for Cherry's torturing/roasting a live kitten, is not enough. Cherry is already a hardened criminal, exhibiting serial killer traits: tortures animals, lacks remorse for her crimes, lacks empathy for her victims, enjoys seeing her victims suffer, lacks a conscience, etc.,. Unfortunately, I predict that this is not the last that we have heard of Cheyenne Cherry. God forbid that Cherry should ever be around children and/or become a mother.; Reply to this comment


by AKCougar August 11, 2009 7:55 PM EDT: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS, and ask them to please "pass legislation; whereby parents of minors, along with their minor children, would also be held responsible for the crimes committed by their minor children."

If parents know that they too are going to be held responsible for the crimes commited by their minor children, there will be fewer horrific crimes committed by minors.

However, Cheyenne Cherry should have been tried as an adult. Cherry is a harden, evil, sociopathic criminal; whose sickeningly horrific kitten roasting animal torture, total lack of conscience, total lack of empathy for the suffering of others, total lack of remorse, and Cherry's enjoyment of the suffering of others, is indicative of a serial killer. I predict that unfortunately, this is not the last that we have heard of Cheyenne Cherry. She has all of the signs of going on to becoming a much worse criminal.; Reply to this comment