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Evening Standard
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Peter Allen

French rail firm faces court action after killing cat on train lines to avoid delays to services

Cat lovers have called for French railway staff to be sent to prison after a much-loved family pet was ”sliced in half” because they refused to delay a train when he ran on the track.

The death of Neko, aged four, has caused widespread anger across the country, and a criminal prosecution that on Tuesday was being considered by judges in Paris.

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