In August 2021, a woman in Changzhou, Jiangsu, said her ex-boyfriend entered her home while she was away and threw seven young kittens from the seventh floor, killing them all. Public reports by The Paper, Zhengguan News reposted by Sina, and Oriental Daily recorded her account, the man's denial, and the police handling of the case. This archive records not only the deaths of seven kittens, but also the way animal harm can become part of intimate-partner violence, retaliation, and the legal difficulty of treating animal life as more than property value.

Seven kittens fell from a seventh floor

In August 2021, Ms. Liu in Changzhou, Jiangsu, said on social media that her ex-boyfriend entered her home while she was away and threw seven young kittens from the seventh floor, causing all of them to die. The Paper's video report of August 7 preserved that account and also noted that the man denied responsibility, saying the matter should be explained to police.

A Sina repost of Zhengguan News recorded Liu's statement that she did not want compensation; she wanted accountability. She also said she had previously suffered domestic violence and that after the breakup the man still used a key to enter her home and threatened her verbally. Oriental Daily also reported that police initially handled the matter as property damage while awaiting valuation of the kittens.

They were not numbers on a valuation sheet

The word valuation appears in the public reports because many animal harm cases are still forced into a property-damage framework. The suffering and life of the animals themselves are often not the direct center of legal evaluation.

The seven kittens were not a list of objects to be priced. They were young lives dependent on care, safety, and protection. Being thrown from a height cannot be excused by any breakup, quarrel, or private grievance.

Animal harm in the shadow of domestic violence

This was not merely a pet dispute. Liu told media that she had been injured by the man before, including a perforated eardrum, and that after the breakup he continued entering her home. In that context, harm to animals looks like an extension of violence using weaker lives as tools of retaliation.

This archive does not turn unadjudicated claims into final judicial findings. It preserves a repeated public record: seven kittens died; the owner accused her ex-boyfriend of entering and throwing them down; the man denied it; police became involved; and the case entered public discussion together with domestic-violence and harassment concerns.

The helplessness behind 'I do not want compensation'

Liu publicly said she did not want compensation and wanted him to go to prison. That sentence reflects a recurring dilemma in animal harm cases: if only money is available, the anger, fear, and trauma left after a life is taken receive little answer.

For the owner, a home intrusion, the deaths of the kittens, and the return of violence-related fear formed layered harm. For the kittens, there was no chance to grow, be adopted, or be remembered unless someone kept the record.

Why this case is recorded

The Changzhou case reminds us that animal harm often intersects with control, threats, and retaliation against people. Kindness to living beings is not a soft slogan; it is part of recognizing violence, limiting violence, and asking for responsibility.

This archive condemns the use of innocent animals as targets for anger. The point of recording is not to spread fear, but to keep these powerless lives from disappearing and to keep asking how life itself can be protected when law often reaches it only through property value.

Timeline

• 2021-08-03: Liu said she found her home damaged and then discovered that seven kittens had fallen to their deaths; she reported the case to police.
• 2021-08-05: Zhengguan News reported Liu's statement that she wanted accountability rather than compensation.
• 2021-08-07: The Paper and Oriental Daily reported the case, preserving the man's denial and police-related details.

Public sources

• 澎湃新闻：女子称前男友闯入家中从7楼扔下7只小猫，男方否认
• 新浪转载正观新闻：女子回应被前男友摔死7只小猫：不要赔偿，想让他进监狱
• 东方日报：男子闯前女友家 摔死7猫