The U.S. Humane Society is offering $5,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest of whomever killed a cat found in south Seattle on Saturday, according to a Thursday statement.

The cat was found hung on a fence in the 4200 block of South Bateman Street in the Hillman City area. Investigation indicated the cat struggled before it died.

Seattle Animal Shelter staff found and notified the cat’s owners.

Investigators are trying to find witnesses in the neighborhood or anyone with information about the cat’s death.

The Seattle Animal Shelter asks anyone with information about the incident to call Manager of Field Services Ann Graves at 206-386-4288 and refer to case number 14-16660.

First-degree animal cruelty is a felony punishable by five years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.