TX: $5,000 reward offered in Oak Cliff animal cruelty case

TX: $5,000 reward offered in Oak Cliff animal cruelty case
9:18 AM Mon, Dec 28, 2009
Roy Appleton/Reporter


The kitten's body was found Dec. 16 along a fence near Westmoreland Road south of Clarendon in west Oak Cliff.  Her right eye had been gouged out, a rusted coat hanger was wrapped around her right front paw. A veterinarian later concluded the gray and white, shorthair tabby had likely died from a body blow.

The SPCA of Texas is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the sicko(s) in this case.  This isn't a first for such cruelty -- or for such an offer from the SPCA of Texas.  "I don't believe we've ever had the opportunity to pay the money," said Maura Davies, a spokeswoman for the Dallas-based group. "We just hope this is the one."

In this case, contact Dallas police detective Bruce D'Ostroph at 214-671-0633.

In general, report suspected animal abuse or cruelty at 214-742-7722 or visit www.spca.org/abuse.

Source: http://oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/12/5000-reward-offered-in-oak-cli.html