A DISTRAUGHT cat owner has hit out after her beloved pet was hit and badly injured by a pellet from an air rifle.Mrs Jacqui Vallender's cat Captain needed surgery after the attack and is still recovering from the trauma. "I can't believe anyone would do this deliberately. I would like to think it was a mistake but I can't understand what people are doing with air rifles," said Mrs Vallender, of Stratton Close, Brighouse.
Source : The Brighouse Echo March 2010: www.brighouseecho.co.uk
The Gun Control Network says more and more cats are falling victim to airgun attacks. It recently published details of 66 reported airgun incidents between January 6th and May 25 2010 of which 42 were cat related.
The RSPCA says in the last 18 months up to June 2010 it has dealt with 290 incidents in which cats have been targeted with air guns.
Source Your Cat August edition 2010: Full article www.yourcat.co.uk
