Five Kittens Found Hanging Dead at Shopping Center
October 21st, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by Angela Kaye MasonOct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The security guard at a shopping center discovered five kittens hanging dead, where they had been string up close to a bakery, he immediately called the police. Two of the tiny animals were hanging from a gate and the other three from a bin. It was not yet known if the animals were dead before they were hanged, or if they died in agony while hanging there.
The horrible act took place in a shopping center in Westhill, near Aberdeen. The Scottish SPCA’s chief executive, said that the attack was believed to have taken place early Monday morning. “”If this was done after they were dead - that’s a sick joke. But if they’ve been killed by hanging - then that’s just horrific,” he stated, adding, “Under normal circumstances, we would get the animals examined to establish the cause of death.”
The SSPCA had recently noted a huge rise in cruelty to cats, with poisoning reports being 45% greater than three years ago. The Grampian Police are investigating the deaths of the kittens.
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