Lancashire Police u-turn as officers investigate animal cruelty offences after cat thrown into quarry
Lancashire Police have u-turned and say a man will be spoken to in connection with 'animal cruelty offences' after footage circulated on social media of a cat being thrown off a quarry ledge.
The 14-second clip then shows the pet, which does not appear to be moving, plummeting to the water below while another person looks on in the background. The video was circulated on social media accounts like Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter sparking 'widespread attention' and anger.
The first update from Lancaster Area Police said: "Earlier this evening we posted about a video we had been made aware of on social media which appeared to show a cat being thrown from a cliff into water and we wanted to give you an update. After viewing the footage, we believe this happened some time ago and that the cat was already dead at the time of the incident and while distasteful and obviously upsetting to view we are satisfied no criminal offence has been committed.
"This is completely unacceptable and must stop. Any criminal behaviour we are made aware of will be dealt with robustly. Thankyou."
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