I have been saying all summer that I have noticed a lot of black and white cats reported missing via flyers and Craigs List, etc. And in mid-October, two cats were found drowned in a crate in a retention pond in Port Orange.
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Photo for NSBNews.net by Shira Beth Wild / This rescued cat is so adorable. Someone deliberately drowned two cats last month by putting them in a crate and dumping them in a retention pond in Port Orange.
If someone is capable of doing this to two cats, they are capable of doing it to children, the elderly and the handicapped. If you know who did this or hear of someone bragging about it, please contact Halifax Humane Society or Port Orange Police. Chances are very high that this person or persons will work their way up to killing people. It's a fact that serial killers are in childhood or young adulthood animal abusers.
In Volusia County, there are dozens upon dozens of us who help hundreds of cats ( and dogs). An act like this only re-ups our efforts. I am a cat rescuer. I see cats in just about every condition just about every day. I have friends that are veterinarians, vet techs, volunteers at Humane Societies, fellow rescuers and work for animal control.
One of the most surprising things I have found out today is no one wants to talk about this. I can envision in my head what happened to these two innocent cats. It is sickening. But it must be discussed and dealt with straight on. If we don't, it will happen again.
One of the most surprising things I have found out today is no one wants to talk about this. I can envision in my head what happened to these two innocent cats. It is sickening. But it must be discussed and dealt with straight on. If we don't, it will happen again.
I did find one person who is directly involved with pets to discuss this. I asked if one can tell if a cat or dog has been abused if brought in for treatment.The answer is yes.
But the next thing that was said shocked even me. Even in those cases where abuse was obvious, the person who did the abusing got their pet back, no questions asked because it is difficult to prove and prosecute and very time consuming to follow through. These people who work with pets do not get paid to report abuse or jump through the hoops it takes to prosecute.
It is far from unusual for the abuser to do it again and seek medical help at another facility. I was about the two cats found drowned in a carrier in a retention pond in Port Orange. One was a white female, about 3 years old and spayed so she had been seem by a vet. The other was a male black cat, unaltered.
You can make a difference by reporting animal abuse to the authorities when you see it.
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