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The cat was shaved up his groin, his back legs, and his tail.
Incidents in which cats have actually come home with their undersides shaved have actually left Tasman family pet owners sensation “violated” and “distressed”.
One cat owner, who asked not to be called in worry her cat would be targeted once again, found to her scary that he had actually been shaved when he came home on March 24.
He’d been shorn on his groin, up his back legs, and on his tail.
The female said she felt “violated” by the occurrence.
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Since the occurrence, the cat has actually ended up being skittish and anxious.
“It’s not a nice feeling at all,” she said.
“Someone has deliberately done it and it wasn’t a hack job – they’ve known what they’re doing because he didn’t have any razor burn, and he didn’t have any nicks on him.”
Sadly, the cat that she as soon as understood and liked has actually gone – changed by a worried animal who is standoffish with his owner.
“It’s done something to him,” she said. “He won’t actually jump on the bed with me or come up and have a snuggle like he did before.”
The female submitted a report with the cops. On social networks, regional homeowners reacted with compassion in addition to outrage.
“And this is fun because? Doing this to someone else’s pet is pretty disgusting!” composed one netizen on Facebook.
A wave of more than 80 cat shaving attacks in the UK just recently made global headings, leaving some family pet owners too distressed to let their felines out of doors.
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A cat that was shaved by an unidentified individual in the county of Kent in England.
The female’s mom is a caretaker for an elderly female in Motueka, whose cat likewise came home shaved in 2015 – up its back legs and through the tail.
“She was incredibly upset, I mean this is how you could knock off an over 80-year-old with stress and distress,” the caretaker said.
“When you go in to see people, that’s the last thing you need to hear from them, that they’re so upset they become afraid in their own home.
“Fundamentally, if they had a cat or a dog and someone did that to their animal, how would they feel? To a lot of people and to us, the cats are like our babies.”
The SPCA said it had actually not gotten any problems about the matter and discovered it “concerning people would be taking such actions”, which would be “distressing” for both the family pet and owner.
Scientific officer Alison Vaughan said any possible well-being concerns arising from such acts would likely be primarily associated to the shaving procedure, instead of the effects of the missing out on fur.
“The catching, restraint, clipper noises and sensation could be very distressing experiences for a cat,” Vaughan said.
“Potentially, cats could also be hurt by the restraint or clipping process if it is rough. We would recommend that anyone whose cats appear to have been shaved take them to their veterinarian for a once over to check for injury, as cats can be very stoic and may hide their pain.”
An authorities representative said cops had actually made queries into the shaving of the cat and had “been unable to substantiate an offence”.
“The case has been filed pending further lines of enquiry.”
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