The RSPCA has issued a warning after a cat from Northumberland needed an amputation after the jaws of a gin trap snapped down onto his feet.
Poor cat Simba was found limping by a member of the public in Lindisfarne Close, close to his home near Morpeth in Northumberland. on Thursday, January 5. He had suffered two broken toes in the shocking incident.
It is not known where the trap was laid and for what purpose. He was taken to a local vets, where he was freed from the trap and treated for his injuries.