Police do not yet know the motive for the savage killing of a cat, which was cut in half and left on its owner’s front lawn in Sydney's south-west yesterday morning.
The 17-year-old short-haired cat with red and brown fur was found by its owner in Glenfield about 9am.
She had put it out for the night at midnight, police said.
The cat was "sliced across the middle" and its entrails spread across the lawn, Chief Detective Inspector Mark Brett, the crime manager at Macquarie Fields police station, said.
He said there were no previous reports on similar incidents in Glenfield and that the cat’s owner was not able to identify who might have mutilated her pet.
"It's obviously someone who has been annoyed by it at some stage but we are not in the position at this stage to identify who that person might be because the cat's owner can't assist us with anything in that regard."
Police called for witnesses to come forward and said they believed the alleged attackers may have left the area via Harrow Road.
Comment is being sought from the RSPCA and Campbelltown City Council.
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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