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| Kitten found hanged from M62 motorway bridge | Kitten found hanged from M62 motorway bridge |
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| The owner of a six-month-old kitten has been left devastated after her pet was found hanged from a motorway bridge. | The owner of a six-month-old kitten has been left devastated after her pet was found hanged from a motorway bridge. |
| Hugo, a black and white ragdoll, was cut down by emergency services after being spotted above the M62 at Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, by a member of the public on Sunday. | Hugo, a black and white ragdoll, was cut down by emergency services after being spotted above the M62 at Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, by a member of the public on Sunday. |
| He had been hanged with a piece of blue twine, the RSPCA said. | He had been hanged with a piece of blue twine, the RSPCA said. |
| Owner Lorna Taylor said she was "devastated to think what had happened to him". | Owner Lorna Taylor said she was "devastated to think what had happened to him". |
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| "I last saw him on Saturday night. I was pulling sticky buds out of his fur," she said. | "I last saw him on Saturday night. I was pulling sticky buds out of his fur," she said. |
| "He was a very bold cat and he would have fought his corner. Whoever did this must be covered in scratches." | "He was a very bold cat and he would have fought his corner. Whoever did this must be covered in scratches." |
| RSPCA inspector Thomas Hutton said: "He had trauma to his neck and there were no other obvious physical injuries. | |
| "He was clearly a healthy cat a day before, which leads me to think that this was a shocking act of deliberate cruelty. | |
| "It's very difficult to imagine how anyone could do such a sadistic thing." | |
| Hugo was hanged at some point between 21:00 BST on Saturday and 10:00 on Sunday, he added. | |
| The charity has appealed for information. | The charity has appealed for information. |