INCIDENTS AND OTHER CONCERNS RAISED BY GCN CORRESPONDENTS - 2008

INCIDENTS INVOLVING ANIMALS

Rushden, 15 February 2008

A correspondent from Rushden in Northamptonshire has written to us about an air rifle attack on her cat:

On 15th February, our 6 yr old cat was shot by an air rifle in Rushden.  She now has a pellet embedded in her rear leg which cannot be removed. The distress and suffering caused has been terrible, and will affect her for the rest of her life. The police are investigating the incident, but are not hopeful of a resolution. Even if people are not concerned about animal cruelty, I feel they should be concerned about the probability of such behaviour escalating.