£2,000 reward offered to catch thugs who threw kittens from moving car in Ripon

A £2,000 reward is being offered to catch the people responsible for throwing two kittens from a moving car.
It happened between 2pm and 2.15pm on Thursday, November 19 in Water Skellgate and Bondgate Green in Ripon.It happened between 2pm and 2.15pm on Thursday, November 19 in Water Skellgate and Bondgate Green in Ripon.
It happened between 2pm and 2.15pm on Thursday, November 19 in Water Skellgate and Bondgate Green in Ripon.

It happened between 2pm and 2.15pm on Thursday, November 19 in Water Skellgate and Bondgate Green in Ripon.

The two young cats were thrown from the vehicle.

They had to be euthanised because of the "catastrophic" injuries they received.

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Animal rights charity PETA is now offering a reward of up to £2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible.

The vehicle involved is described as being brown or gold in colour.

It was driving eastbound from the direction of Ripon towards the A61 bypass along Bondgate Green and onto Boroughbridge Road at the time of the incident.

PETA Director Elisa Allen said: "Someone in the area must have seen something or know something about the cruel individual(s) who committed this callous act.

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"A person capable of deliberately causing a helpless animal this kind of suffering demonstrates a deeply worrying psychological state and must be found."

It's also imperative that the mother cat be found and spayed as quickly as possible to prevent more kittens from being born and suffering a similar fate.

Anyone who saw the incident, or the vehicle involved, is asked to contact PC Matthew Scott at Ripon Police Station on 101, or email [email protected], quoting reference number 12200204632.