@12onyourside: A Chesterfield man was sentenced Wednesday in Henrico to 15 years in prison for torturing and killing cats as part of an online fraud scheme, according to prosecutors. The sentence nearly doubles the previous state record for an animal cruelty case in Virginia. Rodney Travis Jr. was arrested earlier this year by Henrico police and charged with six counts of felony animal cruelty, one misdemeanor animal cruelty charge and three counts of felony computer fraud to obtain money by false pretenses. He pleaded guilty to all charges. In a criminal complaint, investigators described a set of videos showing a gray striped tabby cat named Hayden. In the videos, investigators said the cat appeared to be bleeding from his mouth and nose. Prosecutors presented evidence that Travis rented Henrico hotel rooms three times to record the videos, which were posted between Jan. 21 and Feb. 13 on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Investigators said the cats appeared to be in “various levels of distress.” The social media videos stated the cat had cancer and had only a certain number of days to live.

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salem.massachusetts.dawg
Salami Wasabi Da’Dawgie :
DEATH PENALTY
2026-09-24 04:42:24
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mariposssabby1
mariposssabby1 :
😞 those babies thought they were going to their forever homes but ended up going to their worst nightmare
2026-09-24 09:17:55
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spicybettylee
Betty :
Is this the same guy that did the fake Noah cat account??
2026-09-24 10:44:18
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sammybe5t
Sammy Be :
Don’t f*** with cats!
2026-09-24 11:32:39
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olivia_wright
Liv Rose 🌹 :
15 years?! He should have life in prison and the fact he could get out and do this to humans makes me sick to my stomach.
2026-09-24 12:57:56
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lollimmegan
⋆˙⟡ Megan ⟡˙⋆ :
prisoners should do to him what he did to every single one of those cats
2026-09-24 17:24:55
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bruh.jessie
Jes :
the "he dont know richmond cat people" made me chuckle 😂 cus she not wrong!! them people from downtown Lowe's was looking for their store cat everyday until they found it 😂
2026-09-24 10:43:54
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curiousalongtheway
Gigi :
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO MAKE STRICTER LAWS AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY & 💀!! This is horrendous, atrocious, unconscionable & disgusting !!
2026-09-24 18:09:49
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rhys_mama22
RhysMama22 :
someone who can do tht to a helpless animal is sick and needs to b put away its not a far jump from hurting animals to hurting children and people
2026-10-04 05:03:40
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isabella.3440
isa :
can the sun just explode already
2026-09-24 16:13:15
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allblack_ninja
all_black_ninja :
I don’t like cats but no living creatures deserve that
2026-10-05 19:47:49
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sraghvf5689
Someone302 :
I want to cry seeing these poor babies innocent faces😔
2026-09-24 15:15:16
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ofcoursewecandarling
Candy Dandy:3 :
Those kitties probably thought they were going to their forever home my poor babies ☹️
2026-09-24 14:41:05
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luna11285
Luna 🌓 :
This literally breaks my heart, why are people so evil .. those poor cats 💔
2026-09-24 11:44:30
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makilbrice
Maki B :
this is so terrible. people are so evil.
2026-09-24 10:36:13
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cyanide.cynical
𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐍 🙀 :
This is unimaginable. Those poor sweet babies may they rest in peace 😞
2026-10-05 16:18:28
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lilweeb27
Vampira Garcia :
Those poor babies thought they were going to be loved and went into a monsters home. I hope he never ever gets out
2026-09-24 20:46:47
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lindskaylina
lindsey :
oh my god their shelter photos 😭 got me crying first thing in the morning
2026-09-24 12:18:08
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alex_guerra1999
Alex :
The poor kitties 😩😭😭😭😭😭 Why are people so cruel 😖😖😖
2026-09-24 08:08:59
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deharodaisy
deharodaisy :
I hope he gets the pain he caused to those cats every single day in prison
2026-09-24 15:25:09
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daisysunshinecat
daisysunshinecat :
OMG, I want to cry! I'm fostering three kittens right now and I think I'm going to keep them because I'm scared that they will end up with someone like this! 😭 Those poor kittens!
2026-09-24 18:39:29
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ll.moonix
Phina :
That’s why I never donate to any random posts about animals that are sick or have been abused saying they need money for their surgery, I don’t trust them!
2026-09-24 12:02:31
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jayishome
jayishome :
Rest in peace little kittens. Wish I could save you all. I can’t
2026-09-24 22:43:50
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schlichter1
user1363250823786 :
💔💔💔 Disgusting. So grateful he was identified and stopped. 15 years. And yet I can’t help but think of the newborn babies in the hospital who were tortured - bones broken - video evidence and the guilty nurse got 2 years I believe…smh.
2026-09-24 06:19:38
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ashleysalerno_
Ashley Salerno :
15 years? Electric chair or life wtf
2026-09-24 14:25:03
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