From the sounds of it quasi NOTHING that could happen to this cat would be considered "cruel or unusual" to me.
Then again I'm not a fuckin bleeding heart liberal who typically looks at a cat like this guy and says "Oh, he's a poor misguided product of a broken home and just needs understanding and to be rehabilitated, not to be put to death".
For my money, save the states $$ and just drop him in Alligator Alley like he did the kid and be done with him, no muss, no fuss