People these days don't do their jobs right and don't put safety laws/requirements for adopting
You can't ask, "Have you ever tortured an animal before?"
When you adopt a pet, people trust that the animal will go to a loving home.
When I adopted my cat, the person was sad to see it go, as she had loved it before it had been given to me.
I can't imagine myself ever harming my pet, as I love it beyond words. This man had tortured a cat that had a name given to it by someone who loved it, or in the very least, cared for its safety.
Edit: I still can't believe the number of people in this thread that are fine with this.