Duct Taped Cat Found in North Philly Yard - $1K Reward offered in case

[Kadie]

Duct Taped Cat Found in North Philly Yard
$1K Reward offered in case
By VINCE LATTANZIO
Updated 7:31 PM EDT, Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Duct tape can be used for a lot of things -- patching holes, hanging posters -- you can even make a wallet or dress from it.

But one thing you should never use it for is making a suit for your cat.

This tan and black striped kitty was found sporting her second coat in a North Philadelphia yard Tuesday. A woman quickly called in the SPCA to rescue the feline after spotting it along the 2200 block of Edgley Street, officials said. They believed the cat was dumped there.

Vets were able to remove the tape without harming the cat. She is expected to be fine, according to officials.

The PSPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case. They are asking anyone with information to call the animal cruelity hotline at 866.601.7722.


http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Duct-Taped-Cat-Found-in-North-Philly-Yard-60427322.html





This Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 picture provided by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' shows a female cat covered in duct tape from head to toe which was dumped in a yard in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia, but found by the SPCA Tuesday. Medical staff at the Pennsylvania SPCA were able to successfully remove the tape. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever wrapped the feline.
(AP Photo/Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)




:grr:

[graywarrior]

1. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!

[madrchsod]

3. yup---the first person i thought of!

[graywarrior]

4. I know!

[Xipe Totec]

6. I know you didn't

:hug:

[cliffordu]

14. This is how these things start.....First with the waterfowl and then onto mammals...

If any donkeys or other livestock get taped, it would appear that the addiction is fully in bloom.

[Occulus]

16. It's cruel and funny at the same time

My cat (shit, every housecat ever) once got a piece of tape stuck to his tail. The poor bastard went flying around the place like his tail was on fire. Of course, I would never put a piece of tape on his tail or his paw intentionally. No, never ever.

:evilgrin:

Another time, we put a collar on him. It was way loose- three fingers loose- but he still acted like it was choking him. He was panting, crying, hooking it with his back feet, and generally acting like he just couldn't breathe at all. He could, of course; the collar was so loose he could have backed out of it if he had tried, and as soon as it was off him, he was fine. I'm pretty sure he was playing us.

My cat is a drama queen. But, he's a Maine Coon mix, so I guess that's to be expected.

[graywarrior]

43. LOL, that's hilarious

Mine is a Maine Coon, also. He's such a dipshit. Imagine him getting all uppity and pissed because I dressed him in Mr Gray's skivvies ONE TIME!!.

[FSogol]

58. We used to stick a piece of tape on a cat's foot and he'd freak out but,

when we got a ferret, I stuck a piece on scotch tape on his paw and he went right for my throat in full attack mode. Last time I did that.

[Petrushka]

20. Hm-m . . . veddy int'resting . . .

[Vidar]

29. LOL

[Generic Other]

52. The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime with more duct tape!

You know you did it. Poor kitty. Couldn't you just use velcro next time?

[WildEyedLiberal]

57. DUZY

[madmax]

60. I'll second that... n/t

[madmax]

59. Hurrumph!

;) However, YOU were my first thought. :rofl:

[Fire1]

63. You knew we were coming for ya!! lol!! I can't comprehend

this kind of cruelty. Recently, there was a very sad story here in Michigan about a three month old kitty named Ruby. 2K reward for any information and they caught the piece of shit. He's going to do time b/c he was charged with B&E.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Ouch! Tape and hair are a painful combo. nt

[tnlefty]

5. What the hell?!!?

Why would anyone duct tape a cat, besides being a crazy fuck?

Duct tape has many useful purposes, but NOT on a cat. :mad:

[Starry Messenger]

7. I hate people some days.

:(

[AsahinaKimi]

8. Omg ..He looks like my Buzzy...

Its disgusting how people can mistreat animals...poor widdle baby.. I hope he gets a good
home too.. awww. :cry:

[Louisiana1976]

9. What a terrible thing to do to the poor baby....

[BoneDaddy]

10. Duct taping tea baggers is one thing

but this lil creature is innocent

[Bobbieo]

12. She's a mackerel tabby like my Cassie.

[BoneDaddy]

33. Yeah, I had a tabby

and that personalizes it for me...

[flvegan]

11. Some people just suck. That's really all it is.

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Here's a different story of major league suckage. Makes me wish that I had some poorly socialized

Presa Canarios that I could sic on him:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/22/state/n165150D59.DTL

A Burlingame man will serve time in county jail after pleading no contest to charges that he beat his girlfriend's dog to death.

In plea deal with prosecutors, Ryan Reeser was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday after entering his no contest plea to one count of felony animal cruelty.

Prosecutors say Reeser beat the miniature pinscher after the dog had nipped him.

Tough guy beat a 7 lb dog to death.

[flvegan]

19. Saw that earlier tonight.

I hope Mr. Reeser encounters appropriate punishment via prison and his future.

[BlueJazz]

13. Aww...poor little kitty.....

[Maru Kitteh]

15. Sunnovabitch. Well. There went my big plans NOT to cry.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Oh how horrible. Glad the kitty lived

[anigbrowl]

25. Lived? I can see no reason why it wouldn't

Being a cat person myself, I find this deplorable. But on the other hand the only actual consequences are a really really haircut. Furcut? anyway, it's just a matter of scissoring it off. I don't think the cat was in any serious danger.

[Maru Kitteh]

31. without care and help YES this kitty would have died.

[Berry Cool]

32. Looks like the tape could have been over the cat's organs of elimination.

If its urethra and anus were taped over, I imagine that yes, the cat WAS in serious danger.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. Let's imagine someone ducttapes YOU completely and tosses you in an alley. Do you really think

your life wouldn't be in danger? You'd be at the mercy of someone finding you within time.

[anigbrowl]

39. I meant from the removal of the tape. think about it.

I am absolutely not suggesting it's OK to duct tape a cat, OK?

[Liberal_in_LA]

44. got it. But a full body waxing (from removing the duct tape) can't be pleasant either

[anigbrowl]

49. As I said above, that can be (and should be) avoided with scissors

Had I found this unfortunate cat, the last thing I would have done would be to just pull the duct tape off. The smart thing to do would be to cut it into longitudinal strips and then remove the strips by cutting the fur underneath.

[TwilightGardener]

56. I would dunk the kitty in soapy water, also, to work that adhesive loose.

Poor kitty will REALLY like a bath, on top of everything else!

[Cherchez la Femme]

65. Right, sure

if a dog or other predator came around it could have quickly wriggled away. Being ambulatory, much less being able to climb a tree to escape danger, is way overrated anyhow.

If no predator found it, food and water would have magically appeared right in front of its nose. Yeah, no problem.

Why do you automatically assume it would be found, and found by compassionate people? In this case it was, but other alternatives were very possible.

:eyes:


I don't find this funny or 'no hurt, no foul' because I've SEEN a dead cat wrapped like that and used to 'train' fighting dogs. So yeah, I'll get outraged every fucking time.

And by the size of the reward offered, that humane society has seen the exact same thing.

[GodlyDemocrat]

21. To some who are hardened to the fact that animals are living beings, they will find this hilarious

This IMHO is the main cause for animal cruelty ... not realizing or accepting that animals have feeling, both physical and emotional, as well. It doesn't help that religion can be twisted to imply that animals do not have souls.

[ZombieHorde]

50. I don't think animals have souls. nt

[GodlyDemocrat]

53. Do you believe that humans have souls?

I'm only asking this question, not to stir any type of religious debate, but just to guage your beliefs.

[ZombieHorde]

61. No, I don't believe humans have souls. nt

[bullwinkle428]

22. Poor little thing just looks more confused than anything else -

like she can't possibly comprehend why anyone would do anything like that to her.

The silver lining in this is cloud is that there will be a rush of people coming forward in an effort to adopt her. Hopefully, she'll find a forever home where she'll be loved and pampered for the rest of her life...

[tomm2thumbs]

23. giving people license to be cruel - where do you draw the line, here?

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/9745/AB/CA/

A mayor's tears summed up a central Alberta town's shock and outrage over the horrific torture and killing of a dog. Passersby found the dog, a female collie-Lab cross, still alive but lying in a pool of blood in the street earlier this week. Her four legs were bound together with duct tape, a bag was covering her head and there was a tow rope around her neck. It appeared she had been dragged behind a vehicle.

The veterinarian called to the scene said the rope around her neck was so tight it caused one of her eyes to pop out. Her neck, back and pelvis were also broken.

The vet euthanized the dog immediately.



*** this it the kind of activity these 'funny duct tape incidents' lead to. Not funny. Not even remotely funny ***

[GodlyDemocrat]

24. It's only funny if you have no value for animal life

If someone did this to a real baby or child, there would be no humor found from 95% of the population. However, since many do not feel cats or dogs are life, pet torture is acceptable in their eyes, especially if the pet is a stray or they own it.

[anigbrowl]

26. I don't think anyone gave a license for it when there's a reward out for them

[ladywnch]

27. Is it possible that this was the work of some young child playing

pet doctor without supervision? I've seen kids wrap animals in gauze and tape before. If it was malicious in intent I would think they would have covered the head/face too. Just a thought.

[proteus_lives]

28. That actually crossed my mind too.

If they wanted to kill the poor thing, the head would be covered. I've seen my nieces and nephews chase after their dogs and cats. You maybe on to something.

[Treo]

30. I don't think so

I can't imagine a young child that could you that W/out getting the snot clawed out of them

[TwilightGardener]

35. I'll bet it was kids. My boys once "decorated" our kitty all over with toothpaste as toddlers.

Had it all over his fur, dried and sticky, and I was afraid he would get sick from licking it off himself, so I bathed him.

[TrogL]

54. Not with any grey tape I've dealt with

You need brute strength, way beyond a child's, to get it off the roll. It also takes skill, way beyond a child's, to apply it without it tangling. Now try doing this one handed dealing with a tabby.

[OneGrassRoot]

34. Sounds like a job for these guys: Rescue Ink

Just saw them for the first time this morning on GMA. Evidently they have a show now. They are rough biker dudes who "educate" abuser.

I say good for them!!! I hope more cowards are confronted and punished for all types of abuse.

http://www.rescueink.org

[ThatsMyBarack]

36. I HATE kitty abuse stories!

:cry:

I'm just glad this little girl is okay. :)

[Baikonour]

38. Doesn't surprise me that some monster in Philly would do this to a cat.

What a shit hole of a city.

[LynneSin]

47. Well then you've probably never watched Animal Planet

First, Philly is a lovely city that I have spent many a weekends there enjoying all the fun things to see and do there.

But Philly, like every major urban area and even suburuban and rural, have their share of assholes. Hell they didn't even do a season of Animal Cops in Philly until a few seasons in. And they showed plenty of horrible people from Detroit, Miami, Dallas and Phoenix too.

[wicket]

40. Greaking monsters

:grr:

[Taverner]

41. Fucking A who would do such a thing?????

[LynneSin]

45. Probably a bunch of kids who were stoned or drunk off their gourds

then when they sobered up they realized what a horrible thing they have done and tossed the kitty out on the street.

[Taverner]

46. Thing is I've been drunk and stoned and never wanted to do that

Usually when stoned, its usually "Kitty kitty" and I get to hang out with a fuzzball

[ZombieHorde]

51. I used to mix heroin and LSD, I still knew not to hurt animals. nt

[Ikonoklast]

42. Some people need their faces acquainted with the flat side of a swinging shovel.

Just for fun, mind you.

At least I would be amused.

[TuxedoKat]

48. Thank goodness someone found and rescued her (nt)

[hamsterjill]

55. Well I know what punishment I would dole out to the guilty party!!!

I have several rolls of duct tape at home, and I would gladly donate them!

I hope they find the perpetrator of this. Hopefully, the reward will make someone want to talk.

[callous taoboy]

62. Cruel fucks out there, eh?

[City Lights]

64. #%&@!(^%$

:argh:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

66. .

:grr:

Miserable people make me sick.

[BreweryYardRat]

67. $5 gets you $10 this is some dumbass who thought it would be funny.

That's cruel, and it's deliberately malicious, and it's not funny.

But I'll say this. Whoever this asshole was, if he (or possibly she) was intending to deliberately torture the cat, he'd probably have done something nastier to the poor thing. This strikes me as a case of a moron not thinking the possible consequences of his "joke" through.

So, y'know, take a cat o' nine tails (and not the wimpy S&M version, the British Navy version) to him for a hundred lashes, but don't kill him for his actions.

Cruelty to animals as a product of stupidity/ignorance should be punished, but not with the harshness (execution by slow torture) of cruelty to animals as a product of sadism.

[Left coast liberal]

68. Sicker fuckers. Sometimes I wonder...