Percy Love Kicked Kitten Into Air, Signaled 'Field Goal': Police

CHICAGO -- Police say a South Side man was laughing as they arrested him on animal cruelty charges after witnessing him kick a kitten between 15 and 18 feet into the air, then signal a "field goal" with his arms.

Percy Love, 22, told officers that his cat, Nightmare, who is less than a year old, "is tough, we play like that all the time," according to the Chicago Sun-Times, later adding: "It's just a cat." Officers witnessed the incident at 4:20 p.m. on South Campbell Avenue and immediately took Love into custody.

Officers attended to the kitten at the scene before he was taken to the city's Animal Care and Control agency, where he's being treated for injuries, none of which are life-threatening, the Chicago Tribune reports. Spokeswoman Cherie Travis told the Tribune that the cat is very friendly, and will hopefully be up for adoption soon.

A hearing on Love's animal cruelty charges is scheduled for Feb. 27 in South Misdemeanor Court.

Comments

[peacekitten]

03:02 AM on 02/15/2012

and you're just a poor excuse for a person.

i'd be HAPPY to "play rough" with you and send you flying.

i hope this person is locked up for a long time.  he IS a danger to society, and other living beings have the right to be safe from him FOREVER.

[TAYBOOGIE]

03:36 PM on 02/16/2012

who r u 2 say what should happen to him

[Pattie Noah]

10:08 PM on 02/14/2012

I think someone should kick HIM right across those goal posts....twice.

[TAYBOOGIE]

03:36 PM on 02/16/2012

two wrongs dont make a right so how about somebdy kick you for yo comment

[lily1234567]

04:00 PM on 02/20/2012

Three wrongs don't make a right either, genius.
Kind of ironic you said somebody should kick her right after you said "two wrongs don't make a right."

[PeterFormaini]

02:16 AM on 02/07/2012

Give me 5 minutes with this animal in a room with a baseball bat.

Trust me - he would never be kicking *anything* again.

[micheleh5050]

03:50 AM on 02/07/2012

Thats just what he deserves.....a good beating. And the same for all the other sicko's who think its ok to hurt an animal.

[peacekitten]

03:02 AM on 02/15/2012

he's not an animal.

he's a human.

the other animals would never do anything this awful.

[Carolyn McFann]

12:17 AM on 02/07/2012

What a sick freak. How would HE like being kicked like a field goal?!! Glad that cat is being rehomed, find a loving person who knows how to treat animals with respect.

[inheavenonearth4]

08:44 AM on 02/06/2012

I'd like to kick him over and over... I mean, hey, he's just a guy.

[Kristina Spargo]

04:44 PM on 02/03/2012

Don't pull the race card. It doesn't matter if he's black, white or fushia, I would still want to kick him in the face, repeatedly, with a steel toed boot. Just because he's black should that give him a pass to do whatever he wants? No.

[Tamalyn Kralman]

01:24 AM on 02/03/2012

My husband just suggested that, perhaps, he should play with a lion. Hey, it's just a cat. Here, kitty, kitty. Dinner time...

[CJMarin]

03:48 PM on 02/06/2012

This saying "just a cat" or "just a dog" really annoys me. Anyone who has spent quality time with a pet knows that this statement is ridiculous. They have feelings and show emotions just like we do. They love their humans unconditionally. Here's a statement you know is fact - "not every human knows how to love a dog but every dog knows how to love a human". I hope this guy gets maximum sentence and is never allowed to own or be near an animal again.

[cpinotti]

03:08 PM on 02/12/2012

Read the context fool

[peacekitten]

03:03 AM on 02/15/2012

what does your husband have against lions?

[Tamalyn Kralman]

02:41 PM on 02/15/2012

Thanks for the smile. This subject makes me so angry that I sometimes need something a little more lighthearted. As I snuggled with the pride/pack in my house this morning, I found myself wishing that all critters could be so happy.

[KimikoDae]

12:21 AM on 02/03/2012

There's something off about him. I'm not saying it's because of what he did--but just that look in his eye.. his aura. There's something wrong. Lock him up good and give him medication.

[Barb Dunndavis]

01:46 AM on 02/06/2012

YOU'RE RIGHT KIMIKODAE. I CALL IT RADAR. I THINK WOMEN ESPECIALLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF RADAR SYSTEM. BE AWARE OF WHO IS AROUND YOU AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, BUT DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT, AND CONVERSATION IF AT ALL POSSIBLE . BUT THIS GUY SETS MY RADAR OFF BIG TIME! IT'S IN HIS EYES AND IF YOU LOOK LONG ENOUGH AT HIS EYES, THEY LOOK PURELY EVIL. MAYBE HE'S "LD" OF "HIGH FUNCTIONING "MR". BUT HE DOES KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG. I USED TO WORK IN SPECIAL ED FOR 15 YEARS, THAT KINDA HELPS ME OUT. GOOD INSIGHT FROM YOU!!

[pamranch]

03:35 PM on 02/06/2012

i teach special ed, too, but i type w/ the caps button off b/c everyone knows it's the equivalent of hollering

[cpinotti]

03:09 PM on 02/12/2012

Caps malfunction?

[inheavenonearth4]

08:43 AM on 02/06/2012

I was just going to type this myself Kim. I have worked over ten years in the mental health field and have worked with many types of people with various mental health issues. The most disturbed individuals have this look in their eyes which is just chilling. This guy has the same look. He's sick sick sick.

[jasparapany]

10:30 PM on 02/02/2012

Who's the Nightmare (kitten's name)? Animal abusers need to be registered and punished b/c if they beat up on a kitten or puppy, how long will it be before it's a child or woman who can't defend themselves against an angry sociopathic liar ('we play like this all the time')?

[Aranickci RamosRolon]

10:24 PM on 02/02/2012

Thank goodness your last name is LOVE, Percy; way to show some "LOVE" to animals!!! I'm wondering what kind of "LOVE" you show to those around you??? More Field Goals???

[scubagirl2]

09:53 PM on 02/02/2012

I'd like to kick his "ball sac" 15 feet and see how "tough" he is then!!!

[ckiemnstrluvr]

08:49 PM on 02/02/2012

can we shoot him? I say we shoot him. Or at least slam him with a swinging log to re-create the kicking sensation...

[jhzmac]

09:25 PM on 02/02/2012

Are you saying that no black people are upset over animal abuse? If the man in the photo wasn't black, would you feel differently? Here's another thought: a man who can't respect his kitten, probably isn't very kind to the people around him.
At any rate, you're obviously no animal lover.

[ps41875]

09:50 PM on 02/02/2012

i have a dog actually but I just hate the fake outrage white people have with animals but lack respect for human beings that arent white. For instance a black guy kicks a dog and its full of racist remarks on here about ghetto man kicking a cat. But when a young black teen gets killed there is no outrage, simply white saying "typical black people in the ghetto , let them kill each other" I have a huge problem with that.

[kathulhu]

10:30 PM on 02/02/2012

"Here's another thought: a man who can't respect his kitten, probably isn't very kind to the people around him." - Fantastic response.

[Dryfyss]

10:21 PM on 02/02/2012

I'm Jewish. My people were slaves long before African Americans ever were and I'm still outraged over anyone kicking a kitten. It has nothing to do with race. You are just an idiot.

[Barb Dunndavis]

02:17 AM on 02/06/2012

WELL SAID, DRYFYSS!! I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER FAMILY WERE REALLY JEWISH LIVING IN RUSSIA AND MY AUNT AND COUSIN WERE IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. ONE ESCAPED THE OTHER DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT.MY GRANDMOTHER HID IT FROM US. I DON'T THINK SHE COULD TALK ABOUT IT B/C OF HOW PAINFUL IT WAS TO WATCH YOUR LOVED ONES DIE. ANYOW,NONE OF US IN OUR FAMILY WHICH ARE PART: JEWISH, IRISH, GERMAN, AND WELSH USED THE HORRIFIC EVENTS FROM THE PAST THAT HAPPENED TO OUR FAMILY AS AN EXCUSE TO ABUSE ANIMALS OR PEOPLE. NO ONE IN OUR FAMILY SAID IT WAS OK TO HURT ANIMALS. IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO DO WITH OUR ETHNICITY. AND YOU ARE SO CORRECT DRYFYSS. THIS IS NOT A RACIAL ISSUE. THANK YOU. ANOTHER PERSON WITH SOME SENSE. SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS TO PULL THE RACE CARD. YOU ARE SERIOUSLY STUPID , PERCY, OH, I MEAN "NIGHTMARE" YOU ARE THE REAL NIGHTMARE.

[sunglow]

07:29 PM on 02/02/2012

PEOPLE IF YOU DONT WANT YOUR ANIMALS BEFORE YOU KICK IT OR SOMETHING ELSE BAD GIVE IT AWAY ,IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU PEOPLE SHOULD THING BEFORE BUYING ANIMALS FOR YOUR KIDS FIRST OF ALL KIDS WONT TAKE CARE OF IT I HAVE THE PROVE MY DAUGHTER AH OR YOU BUY IT AND YOU TAKE CARE OF IT , BUT I THINK IF YOU CANT KEEP IT ANYMORE IT WILL BE A TOUGH DECISION TO GIVE IT BACK AND PAINFUL I WOULD NOT ABLE TO DO IT

[effoff]

06:15 PM on 02/02/2012

off with his head!