Honestly, I'm surprised at all the people saying "blatant cruelty." While I say it steps into the bounds of cruelty, Block has a point. Animals don't really understand "no" all that well. I think the dumb move is posting it on Facebook though.
Furthermore, why do we have to say "Black boy chokes cat..."? Who cares what race he is. Can't you just say "Boy chokes cat..."? Seriously, if we're going to discuss atrocities here, this should be one of them.