Bodies of dead cats found tied up just metres away from each other in Wolverhampton
The bodies of two seriously injured dead cats have been found tied up by the legs on the same residential street in Wolverhampton.
The cats had suffered similar injuries and their bodies were found tied up within metres of each other on Newbridge Crescent on Monday.
The body of female cat Tilly was found under a hedge on the road by her devastated owners two days after she went missing.
The black-and-white 18-month-old, who usually stayed away from home for no more than an hour, had been left with a cable tie around her neck and brown wire flex tied around one of her back legs. After being raised by the family since she was a kitten, Tilly died after suffering severe trauma to her face and mouth. She had teeth either missing or broken, as though she had been run over or hit by some force.
Meanwhile a second cat found dead on Newbridge Crescent was reported to the RSPCA on the same day. The cat had also been tied up and left with severe injuries metres away from Tilly, but the body had been taken away by the time an RSPCA inspector arrived.
Nayman Dunderdale, the charity's investigating inspector, said: "Tilly had originally gone missing on Saturday 8 October, and her owners were very worried as she usually came home after an hour and she never went far.
"I have spoken to the owners and they are heartbroken, especially the children who doted on her. They'd had her since she was only a kitten and they can't understand why someone would do this to an animal.
"It is very concerning that a second cat with similar injuries was also found. It would seem that somebody has moved the body of this cat and we urge them to contact us so we can examine the body.
"Very sadly it seems like these two cats' lives came to a very traumatic end as a result of deliberate cruelty. It is very disturbing that someone would do this.
"The bodies were left in a busy residential area so we would like to appeal for information for anyone that may have seen how Tilly and the second cat came to have these injuries to come forward and help us with our enquiries. They can ring our inspectorate line in complete confidence on 0300 123 8018."
