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The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward for information on an animal cruelty incident in Burton.
Beaufort County Animal Services responded to Magnolia Park Apartments, 314 Laurel Bay Road, in reference to a stray cat on the property just before Thanksgiving.
The officers set a trap for the cat on Nov. 23, but when they returned to retrieve it the next day, the trap was missing.
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Deputies found the trap submerged in a pond on the property, with the stray cat dead inside.
It was later confirmed the cat died of drowning.
The Hilton Head Human Association is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of anyone responsible for the cat’s death.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Anyone who has information is encouraged to contact Sgt. Dario Sosa at 843-255-3435 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111, if wishing to remain anonymous.