Cat dragged to death behind vehicle
Niagara Falls, ON (CA)Incident Date: Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008
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Niagara humane society investigators are looking into a third gruesome case of animal abuse in a little over a week.
A young cat was killed Wednesday after being dragged for several kilometres behind a car in Niagara-on-the-Lake by an unsuspecting driver, says the Lincoln County Humane Society.
Investigators believe the driver had no idea of the animal's predicament and someone else tied the black male cat to the rear of the car.
"It's another horrific incident involving animal cruelty," Inspector Todd Menard said Friday.
The cat, believed to be about two years old, was dragged from a residence on Lakeshore Road, along Four Mile Creek Road and then along Regional Road 55 to a Meridian Credit Union.
"That's a long distance. We're looking at a distance of about three miles," Menard said.
Employees in the credit union noticed the mangled, dead animal attached by a rope to the back of the car and alerted the driver, he said.
Based on injuries to the cat's paws, a veterinarian determined the animal must have been alive at the beginning of the journey and trying to stay on its feet, Menard said.
The cat suffered friction burns and abrasions to about half of its body.
"I don't even know how to say in words how much this animal would've suffered," Menard said.
Investigators want to hear from witnesses to the cat's dragging death or anyone who may have details about the incident.
It's not known who the cat belonged to, Menard said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lincoln County Humane Society at 905-682-0767, ext. 227.
The incident follows two other recent cases of animal cruelty in Niagara.
Humane society officers in Niagara Falls are investigating the case of a dog that was thrown from the Victoria Avenue overpass on Canada Day. The dog survived with remarkably few injuries.
The previous week, a three-month-old kitten was thrown off a fifth-storey balcony of an apartment at 483 Linwell Rd. in St. Catharines and then deliberately run over with a car.
A 31-year-old St. Catharines man faces several charges in the cat's death. If you have information on this case, please contact:
905-682-0767
905-682-0767 xt. 227
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