Cat owners in the village of Hometown are advised to keep an eye on their felines because several have recently gone missing.

One of them is Panther, a declawed male who hasn’t been seen since he was spotted inside a trap at a residence a few blocks away from the rear of Hometown Volunteer Fire Company.

“There are some people intentionally luring them onto their property and killing them and/or trapping them and taking them to gamelands to release them,” resident Jeaninne Motroni said.

Panther originally belonged to Motroni’s neighbor.

“When my neighbor died, I didn’t want Panther to go to a shelter,” the Hometown woman said.

Motroni found Panther a new home with another neighbor, Lynn Bevan.

Since Panther doesn’t have any claws, he has stayed inside Bevan’s house ever since.

But one day last week, Panther found his way outside.

Bevan searched for the feline - and then saw him inside the baited trap.

“I have a photo of it,” Bevan said.

“He was wearing a collar, so there should have been no doubt that he belonged to someone,” Motroni added.

Bevan pleaded to have Panther released and was informed that he was dumped on state gamelands.

With no claws, Motroni and Bevan don’t believe Panther will be able to survive.

In addition to Panther, Motroni has heard of other cats that have gone missing. She’s hoping residents will keep their pets inside.