The cat was found trapped in duct tape Tuesday, and abandoned in a North Philadelphia yard. (AP Photo / September 23, 2009)
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. (WPIX) -
A cat in North Philadelphia is lucky to be alive after she was discovered completely wrapped up in duct tape Tuesday.
"I've never seen an animal totally like a mummy - wrapped in duct-tape," said George Bengal, director of investigations for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "Whoever did this took a lot of time. It was very methodical... (It is) a very sick individual that would do something like this to a cat."
The feline was taped from neck to tail, then dumped in a yard. A woman who lives nearby noticed the cat struggling from her window and called the local SPCA.
The cat, who's since been named Sticky, was sedated so the tape could be cut away with scissors. It took a team of doctors and nurses almost a hour to free her.
She's now said to be doing fine.
"We're lucky that the tape was not on the cat for a long time. It came off easily," said Gail Luciani, PSCPA spokeswoman.
Sticky is believed to have been someone's pet, and estimated to be between one and two years old. Law enforcement officials are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Anyone with information should call the Pennsylvania SPCA's Cruelty Hotline at 1-866-601-7722.
"I've never seen an animal totally like a mummy - wrapped in duct-tape," said George Bengal, director of investigations for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "Whoever did this took a lot of time. It was very methodical... (It is) a very sick individual that would do something like this to a cat."
The feline was taped from neck to tail, then dumped in a yard. A woman who lives nearby noticed the cat struggling from her window and called the local SPCA.
The cat, who's since been named Sticky, was sedated so the tape could be cut away with scissors. It took a team of doctors and nurses almost a hour to free her.
She's now said to be doing fine.
"We're lucky that the tape was not on the cat for a long time. It came off easily," said Gail Luciani, PSCPA spokeswoman.
Sticky is believed to have been someone's pet, and estimated to be between one and two years old. Law enforcement officials are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Anyone with information should call the Pennsylvania SPCA's Cruelty Hotline at 1-866-601-7722.
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