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Police today called on ECHO readers to help find the yobs who left a family’s pet cat on the brink of death.

Two-year-old Rosie lost one of her eyes after being blasted twice in the head with an air rifle.

She had been let out of her home in Whiston on the morning of Wednesday, December 3, and later returned bleeding and with a several injuries to her head.

Police, who were today appealing for help in tracking down the thugs behind the attack, believe she may have been shot in Stadt Moers Park, between Whiston and Huyton.

The cat owner’s 12-year-old daughter raised the alarm and Rosie was taken to a vet for urgent treatment.

Dedicated Neighbourhood Sergeant Paul Carroll said enquiries into the attack were now being carried out.

He said: “It’s hard to believe that anyone could be so callous as to shoot a cat in the head with an air rifle.

“We know that the local community will be rightly outraged by this incident and I want to reassure them that we are doing everything we can to arrest the person or people responsible.

“I would appeal to anyone who has seen anything suspicious in the park recently, including any people using air weapons, to get in touch with us.

“I would also urge anyone who may have heard people talking about this incident, or thinks they know who those responsible are, to contact us as soon as possible.”

While Rosie has lost one of her eyes, her breathing was restored and the mog is now back at home recovering from her injuries. She is currently wearing a cone to stop her clawing at the stitches that run along the front of her face.

Anyone with information should officers in Prescot police station either on 0151 777 6318 or via the non-emergency 101 number.

Calls can also be made to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.