A cat was stuffed in a microwave oven and thrown out of a third-story window by two Juniata teens who videotaped the whole thing earlier this month, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA.
The cat, named Tostino, is healthy and has found a new home, officials said.
A family that recently had a long-time family cat die adopted the young kitten last week, PSPCA officials said.
As for the teens accused of throwing Tostino out the window, they are scheduled to be in court next month.
After the crime one of the boys talked to NBCPhiladelphia.com about putting the cat in a microwave and throwing it out the window.
"I don't know what I was thinking," said the 15-year-old who along with his 16-year-old friend allegedly committed the cruel act from the window of a home on the 4500 block of G Street in the Juniata section of Philadelphia.
The 15-year-old acknowledged that he was the one who tossed the cat out the window while his friend recorded the whole thing on a cell phone camera.
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"It went flat, door opened up and the cat walked out," the boy, who didn't want to have his face shown, said. "I didn't know it was that serious."
The boy had found the 2- to 6-month-old stray kitten a few days earlier and decided he didn't want it any more so he tossed Tostino, SPCA officials said.
"It's bizarre I don't know what these kids are thinking," said Pennsylvania SPCA Director George Bengal at the time.
"They put me on house arrest, on GPS," the teen said.
He and his friend are both charged with one charge misdemeanor animal cruelty and could face no less than $1,000 in fines and possibly serve up to two years in jail or probation, according to the SPCA.
The boy said he was "sorry... for abusing animals" but he had another message for anyone thinking about hurting animals.
"Don't be stupid! Just don't do it!"
Tostino might have already found a home but that doesn't mean you can't help. For information about adopting other animals, donating or volunteering at the PSPCA call 215.426.6300 or visit www.pspca.org.
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