RSPCA issue warning to cat owners after ‘horrific’ 30% surge in attacks
New figures, domestic animals, such as air guns, such as weapons are increasingly targeted by weapons after revealing that the cat owners were warned that they were extra vigilant.
The data obtained from RSPCA found that such attacks increased by 30 percent last year and 70 incidents were marked in 2024.
The events saw cats like Nala from Mosterton in Dorset, and could not use the rear left leg after breaking the vertebrae with an air rifle shot from behind.
Ronnie, a black rescue cat from Liverpool, disappeared from his home for two days and screamed in pain after he was present with five air gun pellets in June.
RSPCA Wildlife Partnerships Manager Geoff Edmond said that these attacks were carried out for “probably for ‘laughter’, while they caused“ terrible pain and pain for animals.
Philanthropy, other weapons used to damage animals, pets and farm animals, including weapons, catapults and cross springs, including an increase, including an increase, he said.
“Weapon attacks on animals are terrible, but what we see is probably just the tip of the iceberg,” he said.
“There is a major concern about the increasing incidents of catapult attacks on wild birds such as Swans, but air guns continue to be the most likely weapon to be used in an animal.
“Not surprisingly cruel and hitting animals for ‘entertainment’ – or harming them for the target application is unacceptable, but unfortunately we have received about 500 reports on all kinds of weapons attack on animals in the last three years.”
Until the end of June this year, there was twice as much as RSPCA compared to the same period in 2023.
The new data of the aid organization reveals that between 2022 and 2024, 497 events, including air guns, catapults and cross springs used to target all kinds of animals to RSPCA.
He said that an incident contained a Moorhen and a goose that died after being shot in a closed pond in a closed pond in Greenhithe in April.
Essex, a Woodpigeon in Southern Ockendon, had to fall asleep after being found with a serious wounded wing. An X -ray revealed a ball bed of a mancinık buried in his body.
During the three -year period, the districts with the highest incident were 32 to the city and London larger to 31 with 31.
Edmond, “Every day, our facade officers and animal centers, the disturbing consequences of weapons in patients – usually seen, including serious injuries causing death,” he said.
Uz We do everything we can to change things. We are increasingly more and more police force, including young people, seeing the worrying levels of weapons -related events, helping to develop the Lakeshot operation, an attempt underlying the police and jointly. This was initially founded by Essex police and metropolitan police.
Philanthropy launched the ‘Summer Cruelty’ in the light of the increase in the attacks that collect funds to support animals, including victims of arms attacks.
