CRUEL TO BE COOL Woman charged for piercing cats Wilkes-Barre A woman in Pennsyl vania, USA, is on trial to face animal cru- elty charges for trying to sell kittens with ear and neck piercings. The trial of 35-year-old Holly Crawford began on February 2. Prosecutors say that Crawford in- flicted pain on the cats to make money. found out that she was marketing the animals online for hundreds of dollars. Crawford claimed that she used sterilised needles and made sure the kittens were healing properly. She said that she wasn't trying to hurt the ani- mals. AP