Cat shot in eye Waipukurau, HB (NZ) Incident Date: Monday, Jan 30, 2006 Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Adult

Case ID: 7263 Classification: Shooting Animal: cat View more cases in HB (NZ) Login to Watch this Case

A cat will lose its eye after being shot at in Waipukurau on January 30, 2006. Waipukurau police Sergeant Denis Tatere said police had arrested a 20-year-old last night and charged him with unlawfully discharging a firearm and a charge of cruelty to animals. "He was with a couple of friends and used a slug rifle to fire three shots at a cat," he said. "The cat was shot in the eye and had to be taken to CHB Vets."

Mr Tatere said the rifle had been recovered.

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Hawke's Bay Today - January 31, 2006

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