Video: "Marinating" Cat Found In Car Trunk

Korkuc and the cat he tried to marinade and eat.

A cat was recently rescued from the trunk of an upstate man's car, which in this weather is bad enough as it is, but this cat was found marinating. It seems Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga was planning to eat his cat, named Navarro, and left him soaking in spices in the trunk—the mixture he used consisted of crushed red peppers, chili pepper, salt and oil.

Korkuc allegedly thought the cat was ill-tempered, according to Buffalo News, and one neighbor who spotted the cat in his car says Korkuc told him he was bringing him to the SPCA because he "just can't take care of cats."

Navarro was rescued when officers pulled Korkuc over during a traffic stop on Sunday night, and heard the cat crying from the trunk. The 51-year-old was arrested on one count of animal cruelty; he told officers the cat was "possessive, greedy and wasteful." The SPCA’s director of public relations commented, saying, “It’s disgusting. It surprises me every day what people are capable of when it comes to violence, whether it is animals or people. I’ve never heard of anything like this before.” The 4-year-old cat has since been adopted—hopefully to some vegetarians—and renamed Oliver.

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By Jen Carlson in News on August 11, 2010 3:10 PM

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Cannibal

The cat was rescued? What did he have for dinner then?

vernin822

... I'm from the area ... it gets even worse; he originally told the police that the cat had miscarried (hence the oily mess in the trunk) and he was taking it back the the SPCA for help .... only Navarro/Oliver is a neutered male.

vernin822

... I'm from the area ... it gets even worse; he originally told the police that the cat had miscarried (hence the oily mess in the trunk) and he was taking it back the the SPCA for help .... only Navarro/Oliver is a neutered male.

Kitty Graves

What the phuxxxxx -

mellow_fellow

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mslioness

ok.

so i understand korkuc is sick and needs some time in the mental hospital tied up and stuff, but what about the mediocre joke the writer(?) of this article(?) makes at the very end?

it's pointless and unnecessary.

Jen, if it takes a mediocre joke to have viewers read your outstanding article, shame on you.

andoverboy

Jeez, what's up Ms Lioness' poonthang?

mslioness

you need to go play with yourself :)

Guest

felix,

if you're reading this now, this wonderful lady is the most ideal future wife you may ever have.

and i'm not even teasing either -- you two are almost on the same exact wavelength (except that she seems more savvy -- "your outstanding article"). this may really be your very last chance.

sincerely,

an alcoholic

Guest

Felix doesn't stand a chance with any human, least of all an actual female.

John L

Felix? Where are you?

Guest

i bet he's been shocked since reading the article with his mouth open for... about 6 hours now.

Amanda Harletsch

the cat was "possessive, greedy and wasteful"

this man is a fkn retard and obviously CRAAAZY!

NYDirk

Mao dumplings anyone?

SFNY

Are you sure they aren't meow dumplings?

youngpro

since when is this upstate-new-yorkist? never...

since when is this a lame attempt to extract (read: PRY) sympathy and increase site hits by including stories from afar that toy with human compassion and emotion? always.

Bakey

He looks like replicant Leon Kowalski from Blade Runner:

http://www.blade-runner.it/images/monitor-leon.jpg

S.D.

Wow, his photo looks seriously bats___ crazy...

Spirit of 76

I was thinking that he reminds me of Rip Torn in Dodgeball.

Guest

this guy actually makes rip torn look like a saint:

http://gothamist.com/2010/08/11/rip_torn_applies_for_drunken_bank_b.php

hotstepper

his recipe is lacking some garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, and fresh herbs. friggin' amateur, show some pride will ya?

rcltrh

With a little soy sauce, fried rice, and some nice snow peas it wouldn't something most of us haven't had before from the LES or out in Flushing. I'm pretty certain the beef with broccoli I used to eat late nights in Williamsburg wasn't even in the beef species. OTOH the guy should receive the same treatment with some cinnamon oil and cayenne extract added to the mix.

PKMKII

I hope he becomes the shower whore for some 300-lb guy named Bubba in prison.

hapanabwana

This guy is a moron. Did he really think that marinade would penetrate while the cat was still alive and covered in fur?

Obviously, it is also horrendous to do something like this to an animal, but even Sandra Lee could tell you that recipe won't turn out right.

LaliP

exactly what i was thinking!

LaliP

i read about this in the paper this morning!! effing crazy!! that cat is so adorable too.

dantell

Dear God it just gets worse, doesn't it? The fiends that walk among us, huh?

dept54321

Oh well. I didn't have a very high opinion of humanity anyway.

BDS=(Boycott.Divest.Sanction)

"he told officers the cat was "possessive, greedy and wasteful."

along with the picture of the cat thats insanely funny.