<div><p>In what must be one of the strangest news stories so far this year, police from the sleepy Virginia town of Waynesboro (with a population of just over 20,000 people) are on the hunt for a <strong>serial cat-shaver</strong>.</p><p>For months, residents have reported their pet cats going missing, only to have them returned with shaved stomachs.</p><p>There are no leads so far, forcing residents of Maple Avenue, where most of the cats have gone missing, to put up flyers hoping for new information.</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.nbc29.com/story/35277717/waynesboro-resident-speaks-out-after-pet-cat-shaved" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/C1.JPG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/C1_GH_content_550px.JPG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.nbc29.com/story/35277717/waynesboro-resident-speaks-out-after-pet-cat-shaved" target="_blank">NBC 29</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>So far, 7 cats have been shaved, including some pets who were shaved more than once.</p><p>The victims include indoor and outdoor cats, and Waynesboro police say they were all well-groomed and wearing collars, so they wouldn't be mistaken for strays.</p><p>Originally, they thought someone was spaying and neutering these cats, but that's not the case. Without any other theories, they're hoping someone in the neighborhood knows more than they do.</p><p>Bizarrely, this isn't the first report of a cat-shaver. <a href="http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/mysterious-cat-shavers-strike-across-derbyshire/story-30177507-detail/story.html">The small English town of Derbyshire has the same problem</a>.</p><div><a href="http://www.nbc29.com" title="NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather">NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather</a></div><p></p><p>Rebekah Martin, whose cat Tigerlily was shaved twice in the past year, says she it's affected both her and her pet.</p><p>"It hurts, because she can't tell me. I know it probably hurt her, probably not physically, but mentally that has to be really hard on her," she told <a href="http://www.nbc29.com/story/35277717/waynesboro-resident-speaks-out-after-pet-cat-shaved">NBC 29</a>.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"She doesn't want to be picked up anymore. She used to be really nice and you could pick her up and hold her and everything."</p><p><strong>Share this strange story with someone you know, because they wouldn't believe it if you told them!</strong></p><p></p><p></p></div>
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