Cat shot with arrow Clifton, CO (US) Incident Date: Monday, Jun 4, 2007 County: Mesa Local Map: available Disposition: Open Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

Case ID: 11518 Classification: Shooting Animal: cat View more cases in CO (US) Animal was offleash or loose Login to Watch this Case

A Clifton woman�s cat is rehabilitating at its home after being shot with an arrow Monday night.

Neda Lynn Kennedy, who lives in the 3200 block of E 1/2 Road, said she found 3-year-old Ebony hiding under a tree after it had been pierced with an arrow that protruded from both sides of its body.

�Well, I just grabbed her up and took her in to the vet,� Kennedy said. �I was so angry that somebody would do that. I can�t understand why people want to be so mean to animals.�

The dull-tipped target arrow entered the cat behind its right shoulder and came out near its other shoulder. Kennedy said she found the cat crying under a tree near her house at about 5 p.m. Kennedy said she doesn�t know who shot the arrow but thinks it may have been someone who lives in a nearby apartment complex.

Deputies from the Mesa County Sheriff�s Department took a report on the incident.

In 2003, the Colorado Legislature increased penalties for aggravated circumstances of mutilating, torturing or killing animals to a possible Class 6 felony charge. A second conviction for the same offense increases to a Class 5 felony charge.

Mesa County District Attorney Paul Hautzinger said he takes cases of animal cruelty seriously because people who lash out against animals can transfer their aggression to other people.

�There�s a real correlation that people willing to do those things to animals are working their way up to do it to people,� he said. �You can quote me on this: If law enforcement gets me a suspect, I will be more than happy to prosecute.�

Kennedy said her vet bill was $78.25, but the self-described animal lover said it�s not about the money. Kennedy raised the cat by bottle-feeding it after its mother refused to feed her litter.

Ebony is mostly an outdoor cat, she said.

Kennedy said she hopes police find a suspect because she wants the person to be held responsible.

�I hope they do find them,� she said. �I want them to understand how it affects me.�

If you have information on this case, please contact:
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
970-244-3500

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