There were 264 cat cruelty complaints made in Cheshire last year, new figures from the RSPCA show.
And nationally, there were almost 18,000 cat cruelty complaints reported, with 1,726 logged as intentional harm incidents.
Shocking RSPCA figures show an alarming 17% rise in intentional cruelty against animals in Cheshire compared to 2021.
A total of 238 reports were received in Cheshire last year, the charity revealed, compared to 202 in 2021.
The RSPCA says it received 287 reports of cat cruelty in Cheshire in 2021.
National figures reveal seven cats a day suffer at the hands of humans and this is expected to increase during the summer months.
RSPCA has warned it is expecting a spike in animal cruelty cases in Cheshire this summer.
New figures show the charity sees a sharp increase in cruelty cases in July and August.
There have been 1,715 incidents of “intentional harm to animals” in Cheshire over past five years, latest RSPCA figures show.
The stats were released as the charity launches its new “Cancel Out Cruelty” campaign.
RSPCA staff in Nantwich have hit out at “deliberate cruelty” after treating a jackdaw which had been shot in the windpipe.
Vets at Stapeley Grange on London Road tried to save the life of a jackdaw which was rescued by the RSPCA.
Eight new animal cruelty complaints in Cheshire are being received every day by the RSPCA, new figures show.
The RSPCA investigated 2,787 complaints about animal cruelty in Cheshire last year – with eight new animal welfare concerns being looked into by local inspectors every day.
Four men have been jailed after filming their dogs during a horrific attack on a badger sett and a fox near Nantwich. One RSPCA inspector said the attacks, which took place in Hankelow, were the “most appalling act of cruelty and barbaric fighting” he had ever seen.
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