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Police search for animal abusers who tortured cats

Police are searching for animal abusers who have tortured and beaten nearly half a dozen cats in Woodlawn over the past several weeks.The felines were discovered with broken bones and burns. One of them

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Aug 22, 2008, 1:13 PM

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