The criminal case involving the death of Twix the cat has been dropped.

The criminal case on the death of the cat Twix, who was thrown out of a train carriage in Kirov, has been dropped. This was reported to "Izvestia" on December 13 by a source in law enforcement agencies.

According to his information, the conductor, who took the animal out of the train car, was found not guilty. In this regard, the owner of the cat is no longer considered a victim.

January 25, lawyer Sergei Egorov, representing the interests of the owners of Twix, reported that a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Cruel treatment of animals") had been initiated because of the cat's death.

Thecase with the cat Twix, who was thrown out of the train carriage, traveling from Yekaterinburg to Tikhvin, at a stop in Kirov, occurred on January 11. The cat got out of the carrier. The conductress could not find the owner of the pet and decided that he was a stray. The animal was thrown out of the car at the nearest stop in the freezing cold. Twix was taken home after surgery, he had all the documents and a ticket.

After the request of the owner Edgar Gaifullin the cat was searched for almost the whole Kirov. On January 20, the corpse of the animal was found near the railroad tracks.

Russian Railways later reported that the conductor was temporarily suspended from work. The company also apologized and said that they would amend the documents on transportation of animals on trains to prohibit conductors from dropping them off on the way.