What makes Jose "Tony" Mosqueda tick?

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VENTURA, Calif. - A 42-pound pet tortoise that was slashed and mutilated after being stolen from a family's yard is home following more than a month in a rehabilitation center.



The tortoise, Bob, heartily ate a meal of hibiscus flowers and roses — its first since having a feeding tube pulled from its neck, owner Dorothy Sullivan said.



The 25-year-old African spurred tortoise was snatched from Sullivan's yard on July 7. Police, following an anonymous tip, found the injured animal behind an apartment complex.



The tortoise's hind legs were badly cut, a toe was cut off, its neck was slashed and its shell was punctured with a sharp object. The attacker tried to cut the animal out of its shell and threw it against a wall, police said.



Jose "Tony" Mosqueda, 18, of Ventura, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty.



Sullivan said Bob is a friend to her 6-year-old autistic son William.
What makes Jose "Tony" Mosqueda tick?
It alarms me to hear of people my age commiting such cruel acts. Violence towards wild animals is two steps away from violence towards domestic animals which is one step away from violence towards people.
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