Cat recovering after being shot with crossbow

A cat is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery to remove a crossbow bolt which went right into his body.

The RSPCA is now appealing for information after the 9-year-old male cat was shot on Sunday (7 May).

The charity said it was not initially obvious what was wrong with him, until an x-ray showed the six-inch bolt inside his body, which had gone in by his left hind leg.

It is believed that the incident happened near to the cat’s home in Balfour Road, Kingswinford, Dudley.

Rachel Butler, spokesperson for the RSPCA in the West Midlands, said:

Vet Lisa Apted, who treated the cat at Connaught House Veterinary Hospital in Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, said:

Anyone caught deliberately harming an animal can be up to six months in prison and an unlimited fine if found guilty under the Animal Welfare Act.