 Our top story tonight, two cats ruthlessly tossed over a six foot tall pet shelter fence, abandoning them in an area for dogs. It happened after their owner was turned away from the shelter in Bemidji. That man could face animal cruelty charges for leaving the animals. Mal Meyer has the details. But yeah, look, oh my gosh, he just throws that thing in there. Ridiculous. In surveillance video shown to LPTV, a man is seen walking into Great River Rescue on Saturday to give up two cats. The receptionist tells him they are unable to do same day intake. The man appears to leave, but after reversing his car, he then opens the trunk and throws two cats into a dog enclosure. It was probably about 10 or 15 minutes past before staff noticed that there were two cats outside. Luckily, no dogs were in the area at the time and the cats appear relatively unharmed. The footage was shocking for Tennille Thompson, who is not there at the time, but heard about it from coworkers when the cats were originally discovered. It annoys the crowd at me because it's not a toy that you can just throw away. You're dealing with a living being. The unidentified owner could face charges of animal cruelty for abandonment. We do have surveillance cameras here, so hopefully he's going to get charged criminally for what he did. The shelter says that there are many ways for pet owners to give their furry friends a new home. Throwing them over a fence was not one of them. Hey, Wessler. The shelter says in this case and others that if they are unable to accept the pet, they can provide connections to other resources. Only so much we can do is people and being this is a nonprofit, there is only so much we can do, period. However, even if the animal is astray, if you take it in, that makes you responsible. You just have to be fully committed and aware that maybe you're going to have to take care of this animal for a few days until you find its owner or until you can bring it to a shelter or other rescue. In Bemidji, I'm Mal Meyer, Lakeland News. The cats have since been brought to the city pound and may return to the shelter for adoption after a claiming period. The director of the shelter says he will bring the video footage to the police department tomorrow in order to bring charges against the man. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.