A gruesome scene lay outside of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority on Sunday after a cat was dragged behind a car for nearly four miles before the car’s owner discovered it.
The cat seemingly escaped from its owner and hid under a student's car. The cat, which was on a leash, somehow became tangled under the car when the student drove away.
The student was driving home when several students rushed after the car when they saw the cat. Once the driver stopped, the students cut the cat from the leash and called the police.
“The officer who responded said that the cat was on a leash and wasn’t tied but had gotten entangled under the car,” said Angela Nally, director of DePauw Public Safety.
The owners were in the area looking for the cat at the time and arrived at the scene in time to take the cat to an emergency veterinarian. At press time, the cat was still alive.
Nally said, “It was merely an unfortunate case of a cat getting loose."