Animal lover describes horror moment he found bag of CATS' HEADS near 'Curry Mile'
AN animal lover has described the horrifying moment he discovered a bin bag filled with severed CATS' HEADS near Manchester's 'Curry Mile'.
James Hamilton made the shock finding near his home in Rusholme, close to the city centre.
The 34-year-old, who works for Manchester's tram network, said: "I was going out for some food and walking down the side street when I saw a black bin bag filled with something that looked suspicious.
"When I opened it I couldn't believe my eyes. There were about five cats' heads in there. I can't get over the shock of it."
Mr Hamilton said his distress was heightened by the fact he has five cats of his own.
He added: "I could just see my own cats down there, left dead in the side street.
"Obviously you hear urban legends about cats being beheaded but to actually see this so close to your own home is extremely worrying."
A council cleaner was called to the "sickening" incident in an alley just off Wilmslow Road, a spokesman for the Manchester City Council said.
He added that the area is known as "Curry Mile" due to the high density of Indian restaurants, but said the Council is not connecting the incident with any businesses in the locality.
The Council spokesman said the incident could have been "maliciously" or "racially motivated".
There are believed to have been around four or five cats' heads in the bin bag.
On its Facebook page, the Council said: "This is obviously an incredibly distressing and sickening incident which we are now looking into but this is the first incident of its kind we have come across.
"At this stage we have no way of knowing how these animal parts came to be where they were discovered but we will be contacting the RSPCA as this is clearly an extreme example of animal cruelty."
Cathy Hyde, RSPCA chief inspector, said: "This sounds like a very distressing incident, especially for the people who found the remains.
"Thankfully reports like this are extremely rare and we will liaise with the local authority to look into this further.
"I would appeal for anyone with information about this to call the appeal line on 0300 123 8018 and leave me a message."
