DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — British Columbia's SPCA is asking for help in finding the person who tied up a cat and left it to die under a pile of garbage.
The society says a man collecting bottles behind a motel in Pouce Coupe, B.C., on Monday heard a soft mewing coming from a dumpster, then uncovered a box with the cat inside.
It says the box was taped shut and when the man opened it, he found a female muted tortoiseshell with her legs forced behind her neck and restrained with zip ties.
The man brought her into the South Peace SPCA, where staff discovered the cat had a microchip and her owner had already reported that Rosie was missing from Dawson Creek, 10 kilometres west of Pouce Coupe.
The SPCA says the case is a deliberate act of animal cruelty, and the group is looking for any information about why the cat was taken and how she ended up in the dumpster.
The society says Rosie has no lasting injuries or medical concerns.
