Two kittens badly wounded and other cats killed with pellet gun
Stoneham, MA (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Jun 5, 1998
County: Middlesex

Disposition: Open

Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

Thelma and Louise are a pair of calico kittens about 14 weeks old, who were brutally attacked and shot with pellets. Both kittens suffered broken bones and internal injuries and spend several weeks in intensive care at Woburn Animal Hospital. The hospital was gracious enought so wave its boarding fees to care for the two kittens. The other expenses where shared by the MSPCA and PAWS of Wakefield. The MSPCA also offered a reqard for information leading to the arrest of a suspect(s). A couple of other cats were also found shot dead in the neighborhood of Pond Street in Stoneham.

The two kittens have been adopted by the Myers family and will live with 3 other adopted cats.

If you have information on this case, please contact:
The MSPCA law enforcement division and PAWS of Wakefield, MA

References

• The Woburn Daily Times Chronicle - August 13, 1998
• The MSPCA Law Enforcement Division

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