From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-367217-983290
OSAKA, Japan (UPI) -- A man accused of robbing two convenience stores
in Japan while wearing an animal mask was desperate for money to feed
his pets, police say.
Police allege Takaharu Kawata, 28, admitted robbing a pair of stores
in Osaka to get money to buy food for the hungry animals, The Asahi
Shimbun said Saturday.
The unemployed man was arrested on a second charge of robbery June 9
and is currently on trial for robbery charges, police say.
The Shimbun said the alleged animal mask thief owns two dogs, two
snakes, five cats, five turtles and an aquarium of tropical fish.