Family finds pet cat’s tail in mailbox
Cat’s Tail Found in Mailbox
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A Garden City family is trying to understand how someone could be so cruel to their cat. It’s a case that’s disturbing to many, animal lover or not. A pet cat is mutilated, the person responsible still out there, and now the Humane Society is warning pet owners to keep a close eye on their pets in order to keep them safe.
“Outraged, hurt, disgusted,” Elizabeth Terrill explained how she feels after learning about her cat. “We lost one of our babies, she was part of the family,” she told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
She’s talking about her three year old cat Ali. Elizabeth says she doesn’t understand how someone could hurt one of her cats.
“I opened it up and I was looking in there and saw something, I grabbed it and I pulled it out and I freaked. I dropped it,” she said.
Inside her mail box she found Ali’s black tail, laying on top of her mail with a note left underneath.
“To know that someone tortured her, she was my baby girl. To know that someone tortured her hurts me even more,” said Elizabeth’s daughter, Meesha Dillard.
Elizabeth and her daughter don’t know who did this. Garden City Police say the note that was left used foul language, but didn’t leave any clues to help track down a suspect. Now the Idaho Humane Society is stepping in to help.
“We don’t want to see this happen to other animals in the community and we also worry about the link between this type of violence and violence between humans,” Dr. Jeff Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Humane Society told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
Dr. Rosenthal says they are so disturbed about this case they’re now offering a $5,000 reward to find the person responsible.
“We wanted to raise awareness that this happened so that other people in this neighborhood, in particular, were on guard and would report any suspicious activity,” he said.
It’s something Elizabeth hopes happens soon so what happened to her cat doesn’t happen again.
“Just really breaks my heart that somebody would be this cruel.”
It’s a misdemeanor crime to neglect or mutilate an animal in Idaho, the suspect could face a $5,000 fine and/or six months in jail.
If you have any information you are urged to call the Garden City Police at #377-6790.
