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The vicious and completely unexpected passing of a ginger cat dubbed
Leo has sparked outrage on social media. Three men are currently suspected of
committing this inhumanity, which took place in a park in Derby, England. We,
the undersigned, sincerely hope that all the people involved will be charged
with cruelty to animals and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law
under the Animal Welfare Act. Please support this petition and demand the
maximum penalty for Leo’s attackers.
The helpless moggy was discovered by a dog walker on a path in
Riddings Park. The pet still had a rope attached to his neck. The helpless
animal was chocked so badly that his eyes had popped out. The injuries
inflicted against the three-year-old cat also include a broken neck, several
broken ribs and shattered jaw and a bulging eye.
The perpetrators have been identified on social media as Keane
Mitchell Thorpe, Ethan Lewis, Seif Naili and Mitch Smith (pictured in the
petition photo). They recorded the entire ordeal with their mobile phones and
later posted the content on Snapchat. According to their gestures and comments,
they believed their actions were funny.
Leo’s owner, Katie Dowler-Chell, from Derby, has been left
heartbroken amid the attack.
‘I had been at work that day. I received a call from an unknown
number. It was a woman asking me if I owned a cat named Leo. She was a lady
from the RSPCA, who managed to identify my cat through the microchip. She told
me that the situation was not good, that Leo was found with a rope wrapped
around him. My mind started to go at 1, 000 miles an hour all of a sudden’ Ms.
Dowler-Chell recalls.
Please do not let the British judicial system spare any leniency in
this case. The monsters behind this cowardly attack must face the full
consequences of their actions. Do not let them get away with a suspended jail
term or a small fine! Help ensure that justice will be achieved. We owe it to
Leo to sign and share this petition widely.
The are some of the sources used to create this petition.
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More photos of the attackers below