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Shocking footage shows five-year-old thug torturing neighbour’s cat – but the pet FIGHTS BACK to give the boy something to think about
CCTV footage reveals how the child torments the cat during vicious attack
A LITTLE boy wearing a "here comes trouble" t-shirt was caught throwing kicks and punches at a cat before violently chucking it at a bush – until the pet finally fights back.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the child repeatedly tormenting the six-year-old moggie Sky when he think no-one is watching.
But brave Sky bounced back and scratched the boy's neck as she attempted to defend herself after suffering EIGHT MINUTES of abuse.
Fortunately Sky suffered no serious injuries in the shocking attack outside owner Neil Fisher's Greater Manchester home.
But when he attempted to confront the child's parents he claims he had the door slammed in his face.
Neil, 35, who runs his own security firm, said: "It makes me so angry that anyone, even a child, thinks it's OK to treat an animal like this.
"It doesn't say a great deal for their upbringing.
He claims Greater Manchester Police are unable to take action against the schoolboy because he is believed to be under the age of criminal responsibility.
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"It came to my attention because I could hear the cat wailing and crying and I thought 'there's no reason for her to be doing that'.
"I was getting ready to go out and then I came round the corner and this little boy was running away.
It was heartbreaking to see an animal you love being treated with absolutely no respect.
Neil Fisher
"I checked the CCTV straight away and was just disgusted at what I saw. It happened right outside my front door.
"I'm absolutely furious about it.
"It was heartbreaking to see an animal you love being treated with absolutely no respect.
"I've had Sky and her twin Oscar for six years since they were kittens and they're part of our family.
"My girlfriend thinks of Sky as her little baby and she was in tears.
"I went round to the kid's parents' house and his mum just slammed the door in my face before I even got a chance to explain to her what had happened.
"The way the lad is just grabbing her, punching, kicking, then throwing her - it sickens me.
"You'd hope that people have a basic amount of decency and treat a cat well.
The way the lad is just grabbing her, punching, kicking, then throwing her - it sickens me.
Neil Fisher
"I was really disturbed watching it back.
"He can't have been older than five or six."
Neil, who lives with his partner, 25-year-old nurse Rae Alder, has reported the incident to the RSPCA and the police.
He said the CCTV, which is attached to his house, showed the boy abusing the cat for a total of eight minutes on Sunday afternoon.
Neil said: "If you watch it, after a while she's just had enough. You can't blame her. Two times he tries to pick her up that backs off when she sticks her claws out.
"The thing is, most cats will run away if they see a person but Sky is so friendly and approachable.
"She's too trusting of people and that's what annoys me the most. She probably thought he going to give her a stroke and play with her, not attack her.
"She only really goes out the front for a couple of hours a week. Most of the time she's in the house or in an enclosed back garden.
"The police have said there's nothing they can do because he's a minor and the RSPCA have taken my details.
"Sky hasn't any got any lasting damage, not that I can see through all her fur anyway. You can't ask a cat how it is and they can't exactly come in and tell you what's happened.
"People have said to me about how kids who abuse animals go on to abuse other humans. It really frightens me that someone would do this to a defenceless animal."
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