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A preferred 13-year-old rescue cat has been discovered ‘decapitated’ simply yards away from its rehoming shelter in what has been described as a ‘barbaric attack’.
The feline was found headless simply exterior the perimeter of Oldham Cats rescue shelter in Greater Manchester by a neighbour on Thursday morning.
The animal’s microchip confirmed it to be a tabby cat named Poppy, which had arrived on the shelter in 2019 however had not been taken in by a brand new proprietor.
Poppy turned a ‘resident’ cat on the home and was allowed out within the evenings via a cat flap.
She was final noticed on CCTV at round 2am on the evening of the grim attack.
After the horrifying discovery was made, the feline, whose head stays lacking, was examined by two completely different consultants who each got here to the conclusion that she had been ‘beheaded’ with a ‘clear reduce’, the Manchester Evening News experiences.
Assistant supervisor on the shelter Davina Hanes, 52, has branded the attack ‘horrific’, ‘gut-wrenching’ and ‘heartbreaking’.
She mentioned: ‘It’s fairly alarming. Especially as this could kind of factor can result in additional behaviours.
‘She was simply an angel – everybody doted upon her, volunteers and guests alike. We’re shocked, we’re devastated, we’re indignant, we’re numb.’
Ms Hanes added that the savage act had modified the temper on the shelter, which has by no means seen an incident like this.
A fundraiser has been launched to assist pay for a protected roaming space for the venue’s animals however, in the meanwhile, all resident cats are being locked inside.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police mentioned: ‘Officers have obtained a report relating to a deceased cat on Saxon Street, Middleton, on Thursday 21 March.
‘Anyone with any info is requested to name police on 101, quoting log 1405 of 21/03/24. You may also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.’
An RSPCA spokesperson mentioned: ‘This could be very unhappy and it will have been very disagreeable for the person who discovered the cat, and our ideas are with the cat’s carers.
‘If anybody has any details about this incident then we might ask that they please name us on 0300 123 8018.’
The brutal attack comes after a fourth kitten in a matter of months was discovered useless in a sandbag in the identical woods in West Yorkshire by the identical proprietor.
The walker got here throughout the feminine tortoiseshell cat, believed to have been simply 4 months old, in Black Carr Woods in Pudsey
Incredibly, the canine walker had discovered three different useless cats in the identical spot close to the Ned Lane entrance in lower than a yr – two final summer season and one in October.
The RSPCA has not too long ago described statistics pointing to a rise in cat cruelty as ‘heartbreaking’.
