Three cats die from suspected thinner dousing
Straits Times 4 May 08;
On Friday night, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received a call about a mother cat and two kittens. They could have been doused with either thinner or acid. One of them had died.
By the time the SPCA staff reached Block 253 in Pasir Ris Street 21 half an hour later, another cat had died and the third one was struggling violently. Both the cats that died had blood in their mouths and nostrils. The third cat was rushed to a veterinarian and had to be put down.
A broken bottle labelled thinner was found nearby.
A Sunday Times check with residents yesterday revealed that this was the first time they had come across such an incident.
The SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of anyone involved in the incident. Call 6287-5355, extention 9.
