AMID campaigners urging cat containment to protect both wildlife and cats, the RSCPA WA announced this week they were seeking information on the deliberate drowning of a four-year-old tabby cat named Tiger Tim.
He was found on August 24 with a brick around his neck in the Swan River along Bayswater’s foreshore.
“He went missing from Tenth Ave in Inglewood. That’s over five kilometres from where he was found,” RSCPA WA inspector Hayley Wirth said in a media release calling for witnesses.
“Someone has deliberately driven Tiger Tim to this location, tied a brick to his neck and thrown him in the river. That is a serious criminal offence, and I am asking for the public’s help to find out who committed it.”
The killing attracted a lot of online commentary about responsible cat ownership, leading to the RSCPA to issue a followup statement on its public announcement: “While we advocate for cats to be contained to their owner’s property, that is not the point of this post and we will not tolerate comments blaming Tiger Tim’s owners for his death. Tiger Tim’s death is the fault of the perpetrator who committed a callous and unlawful act of animal cruelty. That is our focus in this matter.”
Perth Voice Interactive 
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