Iowa: Authorities looking for person who sealed cat inside tote and dumped her to die

IOWA -- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever sealed a cat in a plastic tote abandoned at a south-central Iowa city dump.

A woman found the cat near the Oskaloosa City Brush Dump inside the taped-shut tote and called the local animal shelter.

Shelter officials, who have named the cat Cecilia, say the cat had been trapped inside the tote for several days, crouched in its own waste. 

The cat is now at the shelter and recovering.

Josh Skipworth, Iowa state director for The HSUS said: “Sealing a cat in a tote and leaving her to die is a vile and inexcusable act. We hope our reward helps track down the person or persons responsible.”

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for sealing a cat in a plastic tote and leaving her near the city brush dump in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa police are also investigating. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 641-672-2557.

(WOWT- May 14, 2016)