Dazed cat found inside homemade bong

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OMAHA, Neb. -- A man who tried to chill out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges -- and catcalls from animal lovers.

Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday allege that they saw 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to a duct-taped, plastic glass box in which the cat had been stuffed.

‘This cat was just dazed,’ Sgt. Andy Stebbing said. ‘She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the Humane Society.’

Schomaker told deputies that 6-month-old Shadow was hyper, and he was trying to calm her down. The contraption she had been stuffed inside was 12 inches by 6 inches.

Shadow was timid but in good condition Monday at the Capital Humane Society, Executive Director Bob Downey said. ‘What the human mind doesn’t invent, huh?’ Downey said.

Schomaker, seen here in a photo by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty and paid a $400 fine. He also faces drug charges. He did not immediately respond to phone messages left Monday seeking comment.

--Associated Press