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Fight about pets ends in stabbing

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SAN DIEGO, April 4 (UPI) -- San Diego police said a fight that ended with a man stabbed in the stomach began as a dispute about pets.

Police said Eugene McFarland, 74, argued Friday with his 64-year-old neighbor, whose name was not released, because he felt the neighbor's dog was bothering his kittens, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday.

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Investigators allege McFarland struck the victim in the head with a broomstick about 9:35 p.m., went home to retrieve a knife and then stabbed the other man in the stomach.

McFarland was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where his injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

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