Navage was released from jail and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 1.īretta Nelson of the Arizona Humane Society says the five-month-old male cat is under the care of AHS' trauma hospital. Police say there is probable cause to charge Navage with dangerous drug-possession for sale, dangerous drug-possession use, forgery, drug paraphernalia possession/use, bestiality and animal cruelty.
Navage was taken into custody and during an interview, he admitted to buying an ounce of methamphetamine that was found in the apartment, finding the identifications, checks, credit cards and not attempting to return them to the owner. Police say Navage was also in possession of a $100 bill that appeared to be fake. Methamphetamine was also found in the apartment, along with bags containing IDs, credit cards and a checkbook which had other names on them besides Navage's. Navage told the investigating officer that he has had the cat since it was a kitten and he loves his cat. X-rays indicated the feline had suffered previous rib and pelvic injuries, which are consistent with a larger object being inserted into the orifice. Navage denied having intercourse with the cat, saying it was impossible for him to do so.ĭuring an exam, a veterinarian noticed superficial wounds to the cat's anal area. In Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases of the Dog and Cat, vol.
He heard the defendant in the bathroom yelling at the cat and calling that cat a whore. Bestiality and Zoophilia: Associations with Violence and Sex Offending. Police stated the defendant, identified as 40-year-old Michael Navage, immediately began saying "he was only drying his cat off."Īccording to the officer at the scene, "During my investigation, one of the witnesses told me he heard what he thought was a cat in distress.
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