Owner's despair after pet cats are beheaded
A DISTRAUGHT pet owner has spoken of his horror after finding his two cats had been beheaded.
The body of a third cat was found nearby with a screwdriver in its head, prompting police to step up patrols.
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Tigger(left)andSmudge
And the Evening Post has learned that officers are linking the attacks this month to an earlier incident in which a cat was found mutilated.
Mark Sissons, of Sherwood, owned two of the cats: 14-year-old Smudge and 17-year-old Tigger, who were both found in Cavendish Vale, Sherwood.
Mr Sissons, 51, said: "I am boiling inside about it. It's an unfortunate state of our society.
"They were really lovely little cats. One of the neighbours had found Tigger and came to tell me about it.
"Tigger had been beheaded and was in the gutter at the corner of Cavendish Vale and Cavendish Avenue."
Mr Sissons said he had owned Tigger and Smudge since they were six weeks old.
He added: "The next-door neighbour said they had found the cat which had been beheaded and tailed. The neighbour dealt with that and made a grave for it."
The cat stabbed with the screwdriver was found near Somerfield supermarket in Mansfield Road.
PC Steven Fletcher, beat manager for Carrington, said: "These are terrible incidents and those responsible need to be caught.
"There was another incident which I think maybe linked to it which was reported by a member of the public on September 21.
"A cat's body was found in the doorway of a shop in Mansfield Road. It had been mutilated.
"I would like to catch whoever has done this and would urge anyone with information to get in touch with me or the RSPCA."
Graham Woolliscroft director of Arnwood Veterinary Clinic in Winchester Street, Sherwood, said: "One of our clients came to us saying he had found a cat of his that had been beheaded. It's horrific especially with the cats being so old and so dear."
Cat owners have been shocked by the attacks. Rob Nelson, 37, who works in Sherwood, has a 22-year-old called Sage.
He said: "I think what's happened is horrible and really disgusting. They become like members of the family and deserve to be treated like that."
Sarah Beattie, of Costock Avenue, Sherwood, has a cat called Henry.
She said: "I think it's sick what has happened. Cats don't do harm to anyone."
Anyone with information should call the RSPCA on 0300 123 4999, or PC Fletcher on 0115 9420 999 ext 4371 or 07792 437 302.
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by BerSums, nottingham
Thursday, October 09 2008, 6:31AM
“Onlooker
Well worded and sensible conclusion, i totally agree with you.It is time to wind this up.”
by Onlooker, Nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 10:38PM
“I think it may be time to wind this site up before we lose sight of the fact that a man has lost his two beloved pets at the hands of someone who is sadistic and needs help or punishment.
No one on this site has said that cats are more important than humans and I believe that it is the manner in which they were killed that has shocked everyone. Pets are an extension of the family, and in some cases the only 'family some people have
Yes, cats do sometimes poo on peoples gardens, but this is about all they do that is annoying, Children on the other hand can be extremely annoying but no-one would condone beheading them!!
This incident has demonstrated that we are part of a society with very sick fringes and it is sad that a dumb animal who was someones pet should die in this way
To everyone who has contributed thank you”
by BerSums, nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 8:00PM
“so you have resorted to impersonating me?...predictable,infantile and retarded...you are consistent if nothing else...can you walk and breathe at the same time?”
by BerSums, Nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:50PM
“After giving it some thought , I have now decided that it is me who is a retard and was wrong all a long. Zippy you are right my posts are long and boring. Onlooker you are stupid just like me.Daz you are much better then me in every way. I will now go and watch my Emmerdale Farm DVDs from the late 70s early 80s in which Amos in landlord of the Woolpack. Sorry for being a burk.”
by BerSums, nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:49PM
“Daz/Zippy/Dude/Mark
You four pose no intellectual threat to anything animal,mineral or vegetable...yet you can just about give eachother a run for your money...in fact, i would pay to watch you four towering intellectuals go head to head....just an exchange of insults,grunting and generally talking utter rubbish...as i have said before, you guys really are entertaining and the more irate you get, the funnier and more ridiculous you look and the more i smile and feel better about myself and like minded people...but anyway Daz, i can see you tried really hard with your last insult,it was almost bordering on articulate in places...bravo...keep em coming”
by Daz, Nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:33PM
“onlooker and bersums
You both try to dictate to other posters and when inyelectually challenged you resort to petty insults.We are not in a communist state just yet and you pair are not the thought police. I would challenge you both to a debate at a higher level but I feel It would be a waste of time as you are both challenged by the level of your knowledge ,wit ,humour and ability to grasp basic understanding”
by BerSums, nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:25PM
“Zippy-Onlooker
"There is a lot of morons on this site like bersums, just because you write a post that would send anybody to sleep, doesnt make you right. And onlooker what can you see? B@gger all i bet"....looks like the retard club now has a membership of 4......and by the way Zippy, its not about being "right" its about expressing a view with reasoning...”
by Zippy, Notts
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:11PM
“There is a lot of morons on this site like bersums, just because you write a post that would send anybody to sleep, doesnt make you right. And onlooker what can you see? B@gger all i bet.”
by BerSums, nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 7:05PM
“Onlooker
You are right i suppose...i give up with Daz...like you say, i just think he is a bit dense...but i tried!!!”
by Onlooker, Nottingham
Wednesday, October 08 2008, 6:28PM
“I think you're probably banging your head against a brick wall Bersums..this chap is very very very very thick
At no point have you valued the life of a cat a bove the life of a human...you have merely stated that the person who did this has committed an unbelievably sick act and, if this person can do this to another living being we do not know the extent of his sadism..this is worrying
Some of the people on this site have the inability to express an objective opinion on the subject in question so they would probably be advised not to try and express views even on a non demanding site such as the Evening Post site
Or is it just that no one bothers to listen any more?
There have been enough intelligent sensible comments, however to reassure me that there is still hope for mankind”