A mother-of-two has told of her horror after finding her beloved cat stuck in a deadly gin trap.
Horrific pictures show one-year-old Violet’s bloodied paw caught in the jaws of the banned trap after she was rescued by Jodie Barratt, 33, from a neighbouring garden in Oldham.
The sickening photographs show blood and hair remaining on the trap after Violet was freed.
A ‘gin-trap’ is a mechanical device designed to catch an animal by the leg or head using spring operated jaws and is outlawed in the UK.
A mother-of-two has told of her horror after finding her beloved cat stuck in a deadly gin trap
Horrific pictures show one-year-old cat Violet’s bloodied paw caught in the jaws of the banned trap after she was rescued by Jodie Barratt, 33, from a neighbouring garden in Oldham
Jodie Barratt and her daughter Aliza, 7, with Violet who is recovering after her ordeal
Jodie heard the cat screaming at around 7am on Saturday morning and rushed towards the noise.
She found Violet stuck in the contraption on a neighbouring roof – after the cat had dragged herself up some steps and onto the top of the building.
Jodie believes the trap must have been set by someone who hates cats.
She said: ‘It was absolutely shocking. I heard the screaming and I had honestly not heard anything like it.
‘The cat had dragged herself up some steps from a nearby garden and onto the roof next door, that is where I found her.
Jodie heard the cat screaming at around 7am on Saturday morning and rushed towards the noise
Violet is currently recovering at an animal hospital after she suffered a break in the bone in her paw
Jodie said: ‘We have had Violet since she was a kitten. She is just over a year old now. I don’t know why anyone would want to hurt her’
‘She had managed to drag her paw in the trap all of the way up the steps and onto the roof. It was horrible.’
Violet is currently recovering at an animal hospital after she suffered a break in the bone in her paw.
In England and Wales the Gin trap was banned in 1958 and in Scotland in 1971.
Jodie added: ‘The trap has broken her leg and she could possibly have to have it amputated because the trap was on her paw that long because we couldn’t get it off.
‘Violet is my daughter’s cat but I haven’t told her what has happened. She doesn’t really know much about it.
‘She just thinks Violet has hurt her paw and had to go to the hospital. I just can’t believe why someone would do this’.
The sickening photographs show blood and hair remaining on the trap (right) after Violet was freed
Violet broke her leg and requires surgery and possible amputation to fix the damage
She added: ‘I have never heard pain like the sound she was making when I found her in the trap.
‘We have had Violet since she was a kitten. She is just over a year old now. I don’t know why anyone would want to hurt her.’
Jodie posted the sickening pictures on Facebook and the community have reacted with horror.
The post has been shared more than 2000 times in 24 hours.
One user said: ‘This is just such a disgusting and horrific thing to do. Poor little kitty, wishing your beauty a speedy recovery.’
Another added: ‘Poor baby!! Praying a full recovery for your beautiful baby!’
Jodie has now contacted both the police to make a statement and the RSPCA.
There is no suggestion Jodie’s neighbours were responsible.