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The RSPCA has launched an investigation, after the physique of a cat was discovered tied to a brick in a pond in East London.
The animal welfare charity was alerted to the incident on Monday (4 March), and Inspector Chris McGreal mentioned they instantly launched an investigation. The cat – a ginger and white long-haired male – was discovered by a member of the general public within the waters of a pond in at Eastbrookend Country Park in Romford, on Monday morning.
Its physique taken to an area vet, who contacted the RSPCA. Inspector McGreal mentioned: “The cat was discovered with a rope round his neck which had been tied to a brick. It would seem that this poor cat was thrown into the pond intentionally and left to drown.
“This is a stunning incident and the poor cat should have suffered hideously,” he added. The unneutered male cat was lower than a 12 months old. Vets have been capable of find a microchip on him, but it surely was not registered with any contact particulars.
Inspector McGreal has made enquiries within the space the place the cat was discovered, however is now interesting to the general public to assist with the investigation. He added: “I’d be eager to listen to from anybody who might have CCTV within the native space, or anybody who noticed something suspicious close to the pond anytime between Sunday and Monday morning, when the physique was discovered.”
Anyone with info ought to contact the RSPCA’s enchantment line on 0300 123 8018, quoting incident quantity 1227177.
This is sadly not the one cat dying the animal charity is trying into in the intervening time. The RSPCA can be interesting for info after a feral cat was caught in steel snare in Rotherham final Wednesday (28 February), struggling deadly accidents.
