A Serial Shaver Is Terrorizing Cats in Virginia

According to the Roanoke Times, some weirdo has been abducting and shaving people’s cats since December, sending a small town outside Richmond, Virginia, on a hunt for a mysterious, fur-obsessed criminal.

Police said at least seven cats have been snatched from outside their owners’ homes and completely shaved, returning unharmed shortly thereafter. At first, cops thought some strange, benevolent friend of the feline race was spaying and neutering strays. But then they realized many of the cats were obviously people’s pets—sporting collars and tags—and some of the same animals had been targeted. 

Once it became clear that Waynesboro, Virginia, was dealing with a serial kitty shaver, the cats’ owners started to take matters into their own hands. They’ve put up flyers around the neighborhood, asking folks to call the police with any info they have about the culprit, whose behavior they say is “very upsetting to the cats.” 

Photo courtesy of waynesboro.com

Because no one has actually laid eyes on the sadistic barber, or come forward as a witness, there’s no way of telling if he (or she) is acting alone. For what it’s worth, our best guess is that he’s probably in cahoots with The Watcher or those creepy clowns who terrorized the South last summer. You find one weirdo, and—just maybe—you find them all.

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