FREDERICTON – An increase in the number of missing cats in New Brunswick’s capital, along with indications of possible foul play, has police and SPCA officials encouraging residents to keep their pets inside.
Fredericton police spokeswoman Alycia Bartlett says the remains of about seven cats have been found in recent weeks and a necropsy on one of them indicates that it was probably killed by a human.
Deane Landry, of the Stray Bits Animal Advocacy Group, says she has noticed a spike in the number of missing cats in the Nashwaaksis area of Fredericton since July and estimates that more than 35 cats have disappeared.
She says one cat found last week had been cut in half and posed to look like it was sleeping.
New Brunswick SPCA executive director, Hilary Howes, says there are likely a number of reasons for the higher number of missing or deceased cats including predatory animals or being hit by cars.
He says police are actively investigating, but pet owners should keep their pets inside for the time being.
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