Miguel Vazquez, Chicago Man, Allegedly Broke Into Ex-Girlfriend's Home, Stabbed Her Cat

Police: Man Broke Into Ex's Home, Stabbed Her Cat

A 22-year-old Chicago man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly entered his ex-girlfriend's home and stabbed her cat multiple times on Monday evening.

Police say Miguel Vazquez, of the 4500 block of North Kimball Avenue, broke into his ex-girlfriend's home in the city's Uptown neighborhood around 9 p.m. Monday. CBS Chicago reports that he was confronted by his ex-girlfriend when he left her apartment around 1 a.m., at which time he allegedly told her he had "left a surprise" for her inside the apartment.

Inside her apartment, Vazquez's ex-girlfriend discovered a smashed computer and computer and the apparent "surprise:" her 1-year-old cat stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife, according to DNAinfo Chicago.

The cat was seriously injured and taken to a veterinarian but survived the stabbings, the Chicago Tribune reports. A 25-year-old male friend of Vazquez's ex-girlfriend's was taken to an area hospital after Vazquez allegedly hit him in the back of his head with a padlock.

In court Friday, Vazquez's bond was set at $200,000 on the charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, aggravated battery or use of a deadly weapon and residential burglary.

Last month, the Animal Legal Defense Fund released their ranking of the states with the worst animal abuse regulations. List and captions below courtesy of ALDF:

10. Alaska

10 Worst States For Animal Abuse Laws

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