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A USPS mail carrier sprayed an elderly cat with what appeared to be pepper spray in California on July 28, and the incident was caught on camera

After the owner confronted the mail carrier, he "denied" spraying the cat

USPS is now investigating the incident

A mail carrier was caught on camera spraying an elderly cat with what appeared to be pepper spray — but he denied it.

The carrier, a United States Postal Service (USPS) employee, was delivering mail in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on the evening of Monday, July 28, when Chris Commander’s cat Xena was sitting outside of his home, as she often does, according to The Sacramento Bee . What the carrier did next shocked Commander, 35, to his core.

Rather than pet the 15-year-old feline, as other postal carriers typically do,

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