An anonymous tip led to the arrest of JAYDAN DEPINA and the rescue of a defenseless cat, victim of DEPINA’s merciless abuse

- Massachusetts, USA -

The Cambridge Police Department arrested JAYDEN DEPINA, of Cambridge.

On July 15, 2025, Cambridge Animal Control received an anonymous complaint according to which a male was spotted abusing a cat behind an apartment building.

Cambridge Animal Control then reached out to MSPCA Law Enforcement and alerted them to the allegations.

MSPCA Law Enforcement Director, Chris Schindler said in a press release that they immediately launched an investigation “and ended up finding video that appears to show the cat falling from an upper floor before it looks like the defendant swings him by his tail and slams him on the ground repeatedly and then brings him back inside.”

As a result of a swift investigation, MSPCA Law Enforcement identified DEPINA as the male seen in the video savagely abusing a defenseless cat unable to dial 911 for help!

Moreover, the agency obtained the furvictim’s surrender, a roughly one-year-old domestic shorthair now named Sage.

Mr. Schindler explained: “We worked overdrive on this, ensuring Sage could start getting treatment as soon as possible, while also working closely with Cambridge Police to secure an arrest.”

MSPCA-Angell said in a Facebook post that Sage was examined and diagnostic imaging revealed the extent of his injuries: “lung contusions, a broken tail, and rib and toe fractures that our team believes occurred four weeks earlier.”

The organization also said that when Sage first arrived on July 21, 2025, he was “shy and shut down” but with time “he’s started to come out of his shell and become social, happy, and loving.”

On July 29, 2025, in Cambridge District Court, DEPINA was arraigned on two counts of animal cruelty and pleaded not guilty.

A spokesperson for MSPCA-Angell tells me that on July 31, 2025, DEPINA “was found dangerous” at the dangerousness hearing and “was held without bail for 120 days.”

Sage underwent a neuter surgery and has been adopted.

On a separate note, according to Mr. Schindler, Sage had been treated at the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston in late 2024, when staff was told that he had fallen off a building causing him fractures which at the time were not thought to be the result of abuse.

However, new imaging revealed rib and toe fractures which veterinarians believe Sage sustained at least four weeks prior, if not longer. Mr. Schindler, explained that this is often consistent with abuse.

My heartfelt thanks to the person who came forward and saved Sage’s precious life!

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