Animal cruelty: cat’s arm rescued from rabbit trap

  • Video shows a cat’s arm clamped in a rabbit trap while lying on the dirt ground 
  • A gash of dark-red blood can be seen on the cat’s right arm as it’s being released 
  • Such crimes warrant a fine of $75,000 or two years in prison, ACPA report
  • WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT

This is the terrifying moment a cat’s bloody arm was rescued after being stuck in a rusty steel rabbit trap in south-west Melbourne.

The video on 3aw Radio first shows an extra close-up shot on the metal trap which clamps onto the cat’s arm.

A gash of dark dried blood can be seen on the cat’s right arm as it is being released.  

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT

Horrifying moment a cat’s bloody arm was rescued after being stuck in a rusty metal rabbit trap

A deep laceration extends through the full width of the cat’s lower arm.

The dark-brown coloured wound stains the cat’s white-furred paw, indicating the cat was lying with it’s arm clamped on the dirt ground for a long time before it was rescued.

Nigel from Nigel’s Animal Rescue told 3aw Radio the cat’s arm had been trapped for 24-hours.

‘It’s one of the old steel jaw leg hold traps they used to use in the old days to catch rabbits,’ he said.

The injured animal appeared to be in a state of shock after it’s arm was finally released from the clamp. 

A gash of dark brown coloured blood can be seen on the cat's right arm as it is being released 

A gash of dark brown coloured blood can be seen on the cat’s right arm as it is being released 

The injured cat lied down in a state of shock after it's arm was finally released from the trap

The injured cat lied down in a state of shock after it’s arm was finally released from the trap

The cat appeared to be a victim in a shocking case of animal cruelty and it is currently being treated at the vet.

Under the Animal Care and Protection Act such crimes against animals warrant a fine of $75,000 or two years imprisonment.  

The cat’s owners are not known.



Read more at DailyMail.co.uk