friend called me today saying her daughter rang her crying saying one of her cats (just a kitten) was dying.
it was fitting apparently.
the cat had just crapped in the bedroom of her dd and her partner. partner is a thug. (his own mother has told friends dd not to even think about having children with him, and friend suspects he has hurt her dogs before now, causing one an injury, again she cant prove it)
when friend got there cat was floppy and dying, had blood coming from its nose, mouth and ears.
she thinks the dds boyfriend had caused this but says she cant prove it. She asked her dd who denied all knowledge. her dd was crying and upset but when the boyfriend got back he was unmoved and did/said nothing.
the cat is now buried.
an examination by a vet or the RSPCA would have proved whether cruelty was involved and the cat was killed deliberately.
she didnt think to call me. 
they have another cat. im livid. i gave her dd a reference for their flat, and owning pets is not allowed in the lease. They do not allow the cats (now cat) out of the flat. They have also got into rent arrears.
ive told friend to try and get the other cat to me. i dont know their address or the landlord.
i dont want this to come between my friend and me, but im an animal lover and its really praying on my mind. ive told my friend that im upset and angry about it and that i suspect the cat was killed. She is currently really not well and says she just cant take any more stress. She has told her dd what she thinks of the boyfriend, but her dd has some sort of special needs and mental health issues and just isnt taking it on board.
what can i do? The friendship means a lot to me, though i suspect friend 'needs' me more than i need her practically speaking....that is not to say i dont love my friend dearly, but she does lean on me a huge amount, but she just isnt the same as me where animals are concerned.
i hate that i suspect the cat was killed deliberately.