FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – New safety digicam footage captured a suspected animal abuser who, authorities stated, incited his dogs to attack and kill a beloved neighborhood cat close to Fort Lauderdale.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is now in search of the general public’s assist in catching the person accountable.
“This is a very disturbing and upsetting case of apparent animal cruelty,” stated Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Casey Codd.
The incident occurred Sunday evening on Northwest twenty eighth Terrace, in unincorporated Central Broward County.
Security cameras within the space captured a person throwing one thing at a cat on a automobile, then letting his dogs off their leash to attack it.
The cat was named Ringo. His physique was discovered the subsequent day with chunk marks.
Deputies assume the attack was finished on objective.
“Detectives have been in the neighborhood, they’ve been searching for leads, they’ve been talking to individuals, trying to identify and locate the person seen in this video,” stated Codd.
Ringo was a stray and was a part of a gaggle of cats cared for by this neighborhood.
“We’ve taken care of him for two years, we took him to the vet, we neutered them,” stated an space resident. “They’re colony cats, but we still, you know, we feed them, we see them every day, they come up to us. They are not our pets, but they’re animals, living beings.”
There is nothing unusual about dogs chasing a cat, but when they’re getting inspired to take action by a person, that’s animal cruelty and in opposition to the regulation, BSO officers stated.
“It’s different if a loose dog just chases a cat; it does happen,” stated the realm resident. “But for someone to egg it on, that, to me, that’s criminal.”
If you have got any info on this incident, name Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you may all the time stay nameless, and it’s possible you’ll be eligible for a reward of as much as $5,000.
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