Cats beheaded, disemboweled and returned to owners

At least 40 felines have been mutilated in the Denver metropolitan
area in the last year – four of them over the weekend – and the 11th
murdered pet in Salt Lake City was discovered Tuesday at a country
club.

Many of the pets have been cut in half, beheaded or disemboweled. Some
have had their organs removed. Most are left out for their owners to
find the next day.

"I was just confused as to why anyone would want to do that to a cat,"
said Matt Isbell, assistant grounds superintendent at the Willow Creek
Country Club in Salt Lake City, where the front half of a gray tabby
was found Tuesday.

Two women golfers discovered the cat about 9 a.m. off the tee box on
the third hole.

County Animal Services spokeswoman Temma Martin said the animal's
organs had been removed and the cat appeared to have been cut with a
sharp object, but little blood was found at the site. The back half of
the cat didn't turn up.

Animal Services is investigating whether the latest killing is
connected to the others. Ten dead and mutilated cats and one dog have
been found in the Salt Lake City area; five of the cats' owners have
been located, according to Martin.

Colorado authorities are looking into possible links between the
Denver and Salt Lake City killings, but so far no clear connection has
surfaced.

The dead animals began turning up in both cities at about the same
time last spring, continued into summer and then ended in November.
They started up again this June.

marzproject.DeleteThis@yahoo.com (James Marz) wrote in message news:<ed476710.0405161325.45c0b12e.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>...
> At least 40 felines have been mutilated in the Denver metropolitan
> area in the last year ? four of them over the weekend ? and the 11th
> murdered pet in Salt Lake City was discovered Tuesday at a country
> club.
>
> Many of the pets have been cut in half, beheaded or disemboweled. Some
> have had their organs removed. Most are left out for their owners to
> find the next day.
>
> "I was just confused as to why anyone would want to do that to a cat,"
> said Matt Isbell, assistant grounds superintendent at the Willow Creek
> Country Club in Salt Lake City, where the front half of a gray tabby
> was found Tuesday.
>
> Two women golfers discovered the cat about 9 a.m. off the tee box on
> the third hole.
>
> County Animal Services spokeswoman Temma Martin said the animal's
> organs had been removed and the cat appeared to have been cut with a
> sharp object, but little blood was found at the site. The back half of
> the cat didn't turn up.
>
> Animal Services is investigating whether the latest killing is
> connected to the others. Ten dead and mutilated cats and one dog have
> been found in the Salt Lake City area; five of the cats' owners have
> been located, according to Martin.
>
> Colorado authorities are looking into possible links between the
> Denver and Salt Lake City killings, but so far no clear connection has
> surfaced.
>
> The dead animals began turning up in both cities at about the same
> time last spring, continued into summer and then ended in November.
> They started up again this June.


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