Horror as cat is found hanged on washing line
RSPCA CONFIRM CRUEL ACT WAS DELIBERATE
A PET CAT was found cruelly hanged by a washing line in what is believed to be a deliberate act, the RSPCA has reported.
The body of the 10-year-old black and white cat, called Jack, was recovered from the back garden of a property in Northcote Avenue in Wythenshawe on Tuesday.
The RSPCA said that the line had been tied from a fence to the lower branch of a tree and then wrapped around the cat’s neck three times before being knotted up. The animal charity is investigating the circumstances surrounding how Jack was killed.
Distraught owner, Tracy McCormick, was called to her neighbours’ home
where the harrowing discovery was made.
She believes the shy rescue cat was seized by the perpetrator as he was usually timid in the company of strangers. Tracy took Jack on as a kitten nearly a decade ago after he and his siblings were found in a neglected state.
“It is just horrendous that someone would do this,” she said. “He’s not an unneutered Tom cat who was spraying.
“He was timid and no-one had ever complained about him. He was a cat I had taken from a bad situation and he was loved.
“Whoever did this did it deliberately as the line was wrapped around him and tied with three knots. It took all my strength to get it off him, but he would have fought, that’s for sure.”
RSPCA Inspector Ryan King believes Jack was probably killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The inspector has viewed CCTV footage made available by neighbours and he is appealing for anyone who may have seen someone acting suspiciously in the area.
“This seems a deliberate act as the line had been moved from where it was being used for repair work on a tree,” Inspector King said. “You have to wonder why someone would do this and it seems strange they would go into a back garden to do it.
“A neighbour heard the side gate being rattled and found it was unlocked in the morning.”
If anyone has any information or CCTV footage that may be of assistance they are asked to call the RSPCA appeals line on 0300 123 8018.