BOULDER — A woman was arrested Tuesday morning, accused of killing a cat by blowing heroin smoke into its face, the Daily Camera reported.
Danielle Blankenship, 21, was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Police had responded to the 1100 block of 30th Street after Blankenship’s boyfriend alleged she hit him in the face, police spokeswoman Kim Kobel told the Camera.
When police arrived, they noticed that a cat, which belonged to a roommate of Blankenship’s boyfriend, was lying unresponsive at the base of the stairs. The boyfriend told police Blankenship had been smoking heroin and blew the smoke in the cat’s face.
The cat, Muffin, was taken to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley and was later transported to Boulder Emergency Pet Clinic, where it died about 6:30 p.m.
Blankenship pleaded not guilty to charges of third-degree assault and misdemeanor animal cruelty and was in custody on $1,500 bail.
