ANGLETON - A 17-year-old Angleton man has been charged with cruelty
to
animals after he allegedly tied up a stray cat and let the pit bull
he
got for his birthday tear the cat apart while he videotaped the
incident.

The video ended up on the popular Web site MySpace after he gave the
video to friends, but it was quickly yanked.

Paul Miguel will probably be booked today, Angleton police detective
Sgt. Kirk Coleman said.

The dog, a brown and white female named Brook, was seized by agents
from the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Coleman said. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 to see whether the
dog
will be taken from Miguel.

"He has no remorse," Coleman said of Miguel, "He calmly sat and told
us that he doesn't like cats.

"He said he likes to take videos and send them to his friends."

The dog was a birthday present for Miguel, who turned 17 on Jan. 8.
The incident with the cat took place Thursday, Coleman said.

Angleton police became aware of the incident after getting calls from
people who saw the video on the Internet, Coleman said. MySpace has
since pulled the video from the Web site.

The cat was a stray that Miguel found in his neighborhood, Coleman
said. He said the video shows the dog dismembering the animal.

If convicted of the cruelty charge, Miguel faces up to two years in
state jail.