Boy, 16, accused of killing several animals in Toronto’s east end [Video]

Warning: Readers may find the details of this article to be disturbing

Residents of an east-end Toronto neighbourhood are keeping their pets indoors after a police charged a teenager with animal cruelty charges.

From Aug. 1 to Aug. 28, Toronto police allege a 16-year-old boy injured and killed several local animals, including a community cat.

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Riverdale residents told CTV News Toronto that Millie, a cat, was found dead, apparently shaved, underneath a shed while another has been missing. They also shared that one raccoon was found dead while another was allegedly tortured.

A poster appealing for information about the raccoon that was “bludgeoned to death” can be seen plastered on a street post, urging those with information about the “disturbing” incident to call detectives.

“We learned about the raccoon that was brutally killed near here,” resident Anita told CTV News Toronto on Friday afternoon.

A small memorial popped up on …