Cat euthanized after being caught in foothold trap in Youngstown neighborhood

YOUNGSTOWN

A female tabby cat had to be euthanized this week after its front legs were crushed in a trap set in a city residential neighborhood.

Lisa Hill, executive director of Animal Charity, said a meter reader found the animal Tuesday and contacted the agency.

“I couldn’t imagine why someone would have a trap like that at their house,” she said.

Agents went to the house and found the cat in the trap which was attached to a chain-link fence at the Indianola Avenue home. Two of her legs were caught in the trap.

“She was afraid of us,” Hill said.

The agents threw a towel over the animal’s head to calm her and cut the trap from the fence, taking the whole device back to the office.

Animal Charity’s veterinarian examined the cat, finding both legs broken, one with bone exposed.

“There was no feeling,” Hill said. “Her legs were broken. Her paws were cold.”

Because of the extent of the cat’s injuries, she was euthanized.

Read more about the matter in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.