He is also thought to have targeted pet rabbits as well as wild deer, squirrels and foxes - often killing and dismembering them using a machete or garden sheers.
Detectives believe the killer tempts the pets with treats before bludgeoning them to death with sharp objects. It is thought he then waits for at least 30 minutes to allow the blood to coagulate before he mutilates them, often cutting off paws, tails and heads.
There is often no blood trail at the scene, leading police to believe the animals are taken away to be dismembered before the killer returns to dump their bodies back at the scene of where they were slaughtered.
The most recent attacks took place last weekend in Chigwell and Ilford in Essex, with two cats killed.
Scotland Yard began Operation Takahe in December 2015, and it is now staffed by detective sergeant Andy Collin, four detective constables and ten police constables.
The constables are not attached to the operation full-time and also carry out other duties.
A spokesman for the Met said it was not possible to determine how much of the force's budget had been allocated to capturing the cat killer, but said police had funded ten post-mortem examinations on victims at a cost of £7,500. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
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