INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian authorities have launched an animal cruelty investigation into the death of a pet cat thrown from a train in freezing conditions,
state-run and independent Russian media reported Thursday.Twix, a ginger and white cat, became the focus ofnational attention when he was
filmed being thrown off a Russian Railways train after escaping from his carrier earlier this month.Thousands of volunteers were believed to
have taken part in search and rescue efforts for the missing cat, and over 200,000 people signed a petition calling for the conductor who
source, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday that a criminal investigation into animal cruelty is underway.Though no
defendants have been named so far, the maximum punishment under Russian law is three years in prison.The independent news outlet Novaya
Gazeta Europe, citing an attorney who represents Twix's owner, also reported on the criminal case, but noted that no one person was being
