24-year-old Tyrone-born Declan Garrity has been fired from his banking job at Barclay's in Manhattan following his arrest for allegedly torturing his roommate's pet cat.
He had been arrested in late February for torturing the cat, named Lucy.
According to
CNBC: "...on the morning of Feb. 20, the owner came home from work to find Lucy hiding in her carrier with "her rear foot facing the wrong direction."
The cat was found to have suffered a broken leg, broken ribs, broken teeth and claws and severe burns on her body, along with cat hair and blood on towels in the bathroom, according to the complaint.
Lucy the cat is now recovering and a GoFundMe account has raised over $10,000 for her medical expenses.
