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A Lodi man faces a felony charge after police said he admitted to torturing a rabbit to death and that he “actually enjoyed it.”

Dillon G. Schutz, 22, of Lodi, is free on a $2,000 signature bond after appearing Wednesday in Columbia County Circuit Court.

Schutz could face up to 1 ½ years in prison on a felony charge of mistreatment of animals resulting in the animal’s death.

Lodi police say they investigated a report in June of the death by torture of a pet rabbit that Schutz was taking care of for a friend over the weekend of June 21 to June 23.

Police said they were told Schutz tortured the rabbit and took video during the torture, and that he had shown people the video while at a party.

According to a criminal complaint:

When questioned by police, Schutz said he immediately began tormenting the rabbit after it was dropped off into his care for the weekend; he said he did not like the rabbit and “wanted to mess with it. To get it all riled up and stuff.”