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GREENSBORO – Residents in the Aycock Historic District are keeping a close eye on their pets these days, after several incidents the past few weeks involving cats.

Bert VanderVeen, president of the Aycock Neighborhood Association, had one of his cats apparently killed nearly two weeks ago. Caesar was 10 years old.

“Our neighbor Linda, she called us over and my cat was on the porch," said VanderVeen.
"It looked like he'd been thrown on the porch, there was a lot of fur around and the cat was wet and unfortunately he passed away.”

The family had four cats. VanderVeen says it was particularly hard on his two girls, 5-year-old Doon and 7-year-old Zora.

"We checked around and someone else had a cat that had been found dead, and another person who had their cat missing," he said.

The neighborhood's on the National Register of Historic Places. The streets are lined with stately old homes that have been restored. Folks say it's an animal-friendly place to live.

VanderVeen called the person that did this “heartless, totally heartless."

But residents say they're going to make sure it doesn't happen again.

"We found out information, we shared it, the police came out, they increased their presence, they talked to everybody,” said VanderVeen. “People started checking on their animals, checking on their neighbors cats more."

And he says the incidents haven't been repeated.

"We want to make sure that everybody, just aware, and we're not the kind of neighborhood that tolerates this," he said.

If you have any information about the incidents, call Greensboro Crimestoppers at (336) 373-1000.