Cat shot with pellet gun Bartlett, IL (US) Date: Oct 26, 2005 Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Franz Huetter

Case ID: 5863 Classification: Shooting Animal: cat View more cases in IL (US) Animal was offleash or loose Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

A 59-year-old Bartlett man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after police say he shot his neighbor�s cat with a pellet gun.

The Bartlett Police Department's humane investigator found Franz Huetter, of 1008 Martingale Drive, in possession of an air rifle capable of shooting pellets. Huetter was arrested on Oct 26, 2005.

"He had a problem with the cat being in his yard," said police Sgt. Charles Snider.

The cat, a 10-month-old short-haired variety, took a pellet to the lung and awaits surgery at Sutton Road Animal Hospital to have it removed, Snider said. It is expected to make a full recovery, he said.

Huetter was released on bond and has a court date of Nov. 22 at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.

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Daily Herald - Oct 29, 2005

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