A family in Ramsgate is urging people to be vigilant after their young cat was ‘hit, burned and smothered with spray paint.’
Jordan Mitchell, 18, her five siblings and mum Danielle, who live in the Whitehall area of Ramsgate, say they are now considering keeping their cats indoors following the attack.
Stitch, who is almost two years old, was let out at 3am today (January 15) but didn’t come straight back as he normally would.
Jordan said: “At around 7am-8am he was at the window really crying. He had bright orange all over his face and could barely keep his eyes open.
“We got him in and washed it off, it was spray paint, and saw that his whiskers had also been cut.”
Stitch had also had his fur cut, been burned on his testicles and a visit to the PDSA vet revealed trauma to his face and the back of his head, indicating he had been hit.
Jordan said: “He is still very off balance with concussion and is quite shaky so struggling to walk around. He is from a bonded pair with his brother Lilo. We have nine cats altogether and really love our cats. Half of them were indoor cats but now they are all going to have to be fully indoors.
“There was another grey cat hit by a car last night in Whitehall too so it is safer to keep them inside.
“This could have happened to other people and they might not have realised it wasn’t a one-off. There could be someone going around doing this to other cats.”
Branding the person responsible as a ‘sick monster,’ Jordan says police have been informed of the incident. The attack is thought to have taken place around the Pullman Close area.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police is carrying out enquiries into a report that a cat sustained injuries, suspected to have been deliberately inflicted, in the Pullman Close area of Ramsgate between 3am and 7am on Monday 15 January 2024.
“Anyone with information should call Kent Police on 01843 222289, quoting reference 46/8199/24.”
