Man who left a dead cat in front of Asian-owned business is investigated for a possible hate crime

Print An incident involving a man leaving a box containing a mutilated cat carcass outside an Asian family-run butcher shop in Sacramento is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said. Caught on video surveillance tape, the incident occurred Monday evening outside the Mad Butcher Meat Co., whose owners are of Chinese descent, according to the police department, which is investigating the incident as a possible bias or hate-related crime. "Not only was an animal violently abused, but it was used to threaten and provoke fear at an Asian American owned business in Sacramento," said Councilwoman Mai Vang. "Our…