Pregnant cat dumped in hot tar.

The world's gone mad. It's about time we started giving out tougher sentences to act as a deterent.

Heavily pregnant cat found in agony after cruel thugs dropped it in a vat of hot tar... but its babies survive

• Pregnant cat Lilly was thrown in a vat of hot tar
• Animal groomers spent three hours removing the tar, solidified on her fur
• She has made a full recovery and it is hoped that she will still give birth to a healthy litter of kittens

A heavily pregnant cat was found in agony and looking like a ‘walking fossil’ after she was cruelly dropped in a vat of hot tar.
The black and white feline, named Lilly, was just two weeks away from giving birth when she was thrown in the tar which burned her skin and solidified on her fur, severely restricting her movements.
It took groomers three hours to remove the tar with a special heavy duty cleaner after she was spotted by a concerned member of the public hobbling along a street in Nazeing, Essex.

Cruelly thrown in: Lilly, a moggy who is heavily pregnant, was dropped into a vat of hot tar before she was spotted hobbling along a street

The tar had burnt large sections of her skin and caused clumps of fur to drop off her body. It had also collected on her legs making her paws appear they were double their normal size.
Her entire belly and legs were caked in tar which had also collected dozens of leaves, twigs and debris.
The cat was taken to animal groomers Mister Groom in Harlow, were staff used Swarfega cleaner to remove the tar.
Amazingly Lilly has made a full recovery, been returned to her owners, who did not wish to be named.

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It is hoped she will still have a healthy litter of kittens.
Linda Forsyth, who runs Mister Groom, said it was the ‘worst thing she had ever seen done to an animal’.
She said: ‘Whoever did this to the poor thing deserves to have it done to them. I can’t understand how anyone could be so cruel.
‘I could not believe the state of the poor thing when it was brought into us.
‘The tar had solidified on its body and it could barely move, it was just meowing in pain and distress.
‘We have been in business for 30 years and I have never seen anything like it.’

Heavy duty cleaner: Groomers spent three hours removing the tar which had solidified on her skin causing clumps of fur to drop off her body. Her paws appeared double in size because tar had collected on her legs

Expert Groomer Catherine Tranter was one of the workers who spent hours arduously cleaning the poor creature.
She said: ‘It was just so bad. I have never seen anything like it.
‘I suppose she looked a bit like walking fossil.
‘Her paws appeared as though they had doubled in size because they were covered in so much tar.
‘Lilly must have dunked in hot tar as it hard burnt large parts of her skin. She was in so much pain but was as good as gold when we cleaned her up.
‘She could have scratched but she just sat there - she must have been so relieved to get all that muck off.
‘Luckily she is back with her owner and will hopefully have a nice a health litter of kittens.’
In 2011 there was a 23.5 per cent rise in the number of people convicted for animal cruelty and neglect according to RSPCA figures.
There was also a 27 per cent rise in prison sentences imposed for animal cruelty by the courts.
The UK’s pet population was estimated to be eight million cats and eight million dogs in 2011.

Man jailed for killing Jack Russell Terrier.

What is this world coming too. If they can inflict pain and suffering on an animal what's to say they can't do the same to a child.

Animal rights protestors celebrate as man who kicked and choked 'screaming' puppy before slamming it into a wall and throwing its bloodied body in a bin is jailed

• Christopher Keogh beat his Jack Russell dog to death
• He was jailed for 150 days and banned from keeping pets for life
• Animal rights protestors demonstrated outside court as he was sentenced
• He attacked the dog after it bit his three-month-old son
• Neighbours called police after hearing screams which they reported was an animal or child in distress

Banned for life: Christopher Keogh has been jailed and can never keep a pet again after he brutally killed his Jack Russell

A man who beat his Jack Russell dog to death in a brutal attack has been jailed and banned from keeping pets for life.
Christopher Keogh, 31, kicked, punched and slammed one-year-old Bambi against a brick wall before dumping the bloodied body in a bin.
Animal rights protesters Colchester Animal Defenders demonstrated outside Colchester Magistrates’ Court protested yesterday, jeering Keogh as he entered.
During the attack, neighbours called the police after hearing screams, which they reported was an animal or a child in distress.
The father-of-two lost his temper with Bambi after it bit his three-month-old son on the hand, the court heard.
In the rage that followed, he choked the dog by carrying it outside by its collar and throwing the dog above his head across the courtyard outside his home in Colchester.
Keogh was jailed for 150 days and banned from keeping animals for life.
The attack on September 26 this year lasted several minutes and was caught on CCTV which police have deemed too upsetting to release.
Officers found Bambi’s body wrapped in a towel in a bin outside his flat complex. It was taken to a vet, who confirmed it was dead. Keogh was arrested shortly after.
District Judge Andrew Woollard said: ‘I can’t envisage a crime more serious than what you committed.

Court protest: Animal rights protesters jeered Keogh as he entered Colchester Magistrates' Court and held placards such as 'RIP BAMBI' and 'Justice for Bambi'

‘It appears in your fury you took the dog and executed it.
‘I suspect everyone else who hears the facts would find them disgusting. Custody it has to be.’
Judge Woollard refused his solicitor’s requests for Keogh to undergo a psychological report before sentence was passed.
Emma Bailey, mitigating, said: ‘He is genuinely remorseful and upset. The dog had bitten his very young baby.

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‘When he saw the dog was injured, he took it inside and at this point becomes hysterical when he sees it is not moving.
‘He never wanted this to happen. The dog had been well loved up until this point.’
The court heard how Keogh had recently overcome a drug habit and was now taking replacement medicines twice a week to stave off addiction.

Longer sentences: About 15 protesters from Colchester Animal Defenders protested outside court and banged on the court house windows as Keogh entered. They believe there should longer sentences for people convicted of animal cruelty

He is well known to the court with a history of other offences, although not for animal cruelty.
Members of the Colchester Animal Defenders protested outside court because they want longer sentences for people convicted of animal cruelty offences.
About 15 protesters jeered Keogh as he entered the court, held placards that read ‘Justice for Bambi’ and banged on the court house windows as he entered.

Speaking after the decision, Liza Moore, head of Colchester Animal Defenders, said: ‘This is nowhere near a long enough sentence.
‘Barbaric animal killings such as this should be punished in the toughest possible way.
‘You shouldn’t get less for fraud and crimes that are less violent.’
Ms Moore is calling for residents to lobby their MPs to demand tougher sentences for people who abuse animals.
She said: ‘There is no excuse for animal abuse.

'Disgusting': District Judge Andrew Woollard told Keogh at Colchester Magistrates' Court (pictured) that he couldn't 'envisage a crime more serious that what you committed'

‘There is a direct correlation between people who abuse animals and those who go on to hurt human beings.’
The campaign has been supported by Big Brother contestant and model, Victoria Eisermann, who was due to attend the protest but was unable to make it on the day.
Keogh was prosecuted by Essex Police, but an RSPCA spokesman said he was glad the courts saw it as serious enough to hand Keogh a jail sentence and lifetime ban on keeping pets.
The spokesman said: ‘This was a particularly nasty case.
‘Hopefully the fact he has received a lifetime ban on keeping animals will be more effective than his short spell in prison.
‘It is about the care and welfare of animals and if he doesn’t have access to them then there can be no more suffering at his hands.’

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