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Police have laid 18 counts of animal cruelty against a young Calgary man after a months-long investigation into the abuse of half a dozen cats.

Calgary police and the Calgary Humane Society first became aware of the alleged abuse in November after two cats were found with injuries.

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Police say detectives were able to identify a total of six cats which had suffered wounds “consistent with animal abuse,” including two that had to be put down as a result of their injuries before the investigation began.

Calgary Police Service Detective Shawna Baldwin said a social agency came to both police and the Humane Society with concerns about an animal welfare issue.

Baldwin said that led police to notice a “pattern of injury that was noted over a span of two years.”