A US man arrested in June for beating his girlfriend and abusing his pets is facing fresh charges after tests showed he had been "forcibly feeding" methamphetamine to his cat.

今年6月，美国男子因殴打女友和虐待宠物猫被捕，如今他又面临新的起诉，因为发现他强行给猫喂食冰毒。

arrested：被捕

Aaron Spaulding, from Las Cruces in New Mexico, was originally charged after police investigated an allegation of domestic violence.

Aaron Spaulding，来自新墨西哥的Las Cruces，最初是因为家暴而受到警方调查。

domestic violence：家暴

Spaulding, 39, allegedly punched his girlfriend, held her against her will and took away her cellphone, Las Cruces Police said on Facebook.

根据 Las Cruces 在Facebook上的信息，39岁的Spaulding打了女友，违背她的意愿并带走了她的手机。

punched：重拳击打

While investigating these claims, police heard allegations Spaulding was abusing his two pets, a dog and a cat, allegedly strangling the feline and force-feeding methamphetamine to it.

在调查这些情况时，警方听到关于他虐待宠物狗和宠物猫的指控，据称他勒死了猫咪，并强迫猫咪服用冰毒。

feline：猫科

Tests later showed the presence of methamphetamine and Spaulding's charges were upgraded to include felony animal cruelty.The cat showed signs of neurological deficits and was treated by a local vet before being adopted into a caring home.

后来的测试显示猫体内含有冰毒，Spaulding的指控升级为虐待动物罪。这只猫表现出神经缺陷的病症，被当地兽医治疗，现在被爱心人士收养在家中。

neurological deficits ：神经功能障碍

The previous month, Alabama police said a man kept a caged "attack squirrel" in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to make it more aggressive.

上个月，Alabama 警方表示一男子在他的公寓里养了一只“攻击性松鼠”，他给松鼠喂食冰毒，使其更有攻击性。

squirrel：松鼠

Australasia is not immune to the trend, with a 2017 case in Australia leading to a python needing six weeks of detox after it was rescued from a meth lab in New South Wales.

澳大利亚也不可避免地出现了这样的情况，2017年一条蟒蛇从新南威尔士州的毒品实验室获救后，经历了6周的排毒。

immune：免疫

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