THE RSPCA have issued an appeal after a cat injured by a gin trap was found in a field in Caldicot on June 9.
The trap was attached to the cat’s leg in the field at Bowsdens Lane in Penhow. Following an urgent trip to a veterinary surgery, the cat had to have her leg amputated.
Inspector Gemma Black said: “Sadly the cat’s leg was amputated - it was taken off straight away as the injury was so bad you could see the bones.
“It was horrendous - she is only a young cat. She would have been in so much pain. It was lucky someone found her.”
Gin traps are mechanical traps designed to catch an animal by its leg, using spring-operated jaws with teeth or a serrated edge.
The use of gin traps has been illegal in the UK since 1958, but some are still being used to catch animals such as rabbits and foxes.
The cat has not been microchipped so an owner has not been found.
If anyone has any information about this incident, call 0300 123 8018.
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