Someone set a cat on fire in Lower Sackville, N.S., RCMP say.

RCMP said a man was awakened early Monday by a bright flash on his front lawn. He realized something was on fire, and when he went outside, he saw that it was a cat.

The man smothered the fire and called RCMP and municipal animal control. The cat didn't survive.

Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.