Cat Serial Killer Is Murdering Pets And Keeping Body Parts As Trophies

Pet owners in London have been warned to keep an extra eye on their furry friends over fears that there is a cat serial killer on the loose.

South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) claims that the killer has murdered dozens of cats with a machete over the past two years.

And, echoing the traits of some of the most notorious serial killers in history, the person is even keeping mutilated body parts as trophies.

The latest killing took place on Saturday when a beloved pet was found with gruesome wounds that appear to be the attacker’s “signature”.

Boudicca Rising, who runs the shelter with partner Tony Jenkins, says a pattern has formed of cats being decapitated and having their intestines ripped out and displayed near their owners’ homes.

She said: “They seem to be doing it for effect.

"It’s almost like they want the owner to see the effect of their behaviour.

"It looks like they take a machete to the cats.

"Some of the intestines are out and there’s never any blood at the scene.

"Serial killers can tend to keep trophies and parts are missing from the cats.”

The remains of the latest dead cat were gone by the time Boudicca arrived at the scene - leading her to believe that the culprit is WATCHING.

Her owner, dad-of-two Wayne Bryant, found their seven-year-old tortoiseshell moggy, Amber, in a wooded area opposite their Croydon home.

He said: "She didn’t come home on Friday by the time we expected her. She’s a creature of habit.

"The next day unfortunately my wife found her. Her head was missing and her tail was missing too.

"She was the second cat in a week that’s been found like this but it has been going on for a while.”

He added: "I couldn’t find the rest of her parts or the collar.

“I don’t know if it was thrown somewhere or if they kept it as a trophy.”

The RPSCA is investigating the deaths alongside the Met Police and believe the injuries were not inflicted by wildlife.

RSPCA spokeswoman Katya Mira said: “It is difficult to know for sure with these kind of attacks whether they are accidents followed by wildlife predation or deliberate attacks.

“Thankfully acts of deliberate violence against dead cats are rare and thorough research has shown that these kind of injuries are usually caused by wildlife after death.

"However, given the nature of the damage and the frequency of these incidents, from the sound of things these injuries are unlikely to have been caused by a wild animal.”