MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A South Florida man is facing charges after allegedly poisoning his neighbor’s cats.

On Monday, Chaim Gubitz will stand trail for animal cruelty.

According to authorities, tests confirmed that a woman’s two pet cats, were both poisoned at their home along Northeast 119th Avenue in Biscayne Park.

Police said Gubitz, a neighbor, would leave aluminum trays and plates with food mixed with poison along the fence.

Soon after, pet cats Little and Stella died.

Surveillance video captured Gubitz placing more trays in the victim’s yard.

She said she followed him to find out where he lived and then called police, who confirmed the presence of poison.

“They were rescues and they were beloved family members,” said pet owner Katherine. “It was incredibly painful to have such a loss.”

Officers investigating the crime said what happened to those cats was cruel, excessive and unnecessary.

“I was so horrified and so angry when I realized what had happened, when I realized that their lives were cut short not due to natural circumstances, but because they had been endangered by my neighbors,” said Katherine.

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