Fears have been expressed that a ‘skinned’ cat may have been tortured in Ahoghill.
The cat’s body was discovered in the Co Antrim village.
It’s not known how the cat sustained such horrifying injuries, but TUV Councillor Stewart McDonald said he fears the cat may have been ‘tortured’.
He said it was ‘disgusting’ and ‘sick.’
“No way a wild animal would be capable of skinning another animal, suggesting that someone must be responsible. It’s disgusting, sick, that someone could do this to a defenceless animal, the most appalling and barbaric death. It’s vital that we discover what happened to this poor animal. I’d urge anyone with information to call the PSNI on 101,” he said.
* The photograph of the cat is too distressing to publish.