Six kittens found tortured, killed and dumped in Sydney park

WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT: A manhunt is underway for the person responsible for brutally killing six kittens and dumping them in a park in Sydney’s north-west.

A member of the public made the gruesome discovery during a morning jog in Crestwood Reserve, Baulkham Hills, shortly after 7.30am on Tuesday.

The cats, aged between six and eight weeks, were collected by Animal Welfare League NSW inspectors, who discovered the full extent of their injuries through a series of post-mortems.

They are now hunting for the person responsible, telling Yahoo7 News that all the kittens were stabbed, while four had their tails removed.

“This is appalling, our detectives are really determined to find the person responsible,” the spokesman said.

“All the kittens were subjected to significant blunt force and many had severe spinal injuries as well.”

The spokesman said they were “not used to seeing anything so horrific”.

AWL NSW Inspector Jamie Wakefield said the case was deeply concerning and was appealing for information from the public to help find the perpetrator of this crime.

“This is a very serious example of animal cruelty and it appears that these innocent kittens were tortured and suffered immense pain before their deaths,” Inspector Wakefield said.

“It is very worrying that the person who committed this crime is at large and we would like to make sure we can find and prosecute them before they can cause further cruelty to other animals in the area.

Anyone with information should call the Animal Welfare League NSW on (02) 8899 3333 or make a report online.