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Cats being found burned, beaten in Bronx

Feral cats have been found burned and beaten over the last several weeks in the Bronx, said authorities who are looking to track down the perpetrators.

"It's vicious, sadistic cruelty, and it should be stopped," said Councilman Oliver Koppell (D-Bronx).

On July 30, Woodlawn residents alerted animal rescuers to a stray cat roaming the neighborhood whose tail had been burned to little...

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