SOMERSET NEWS: Vet appalled after cat is shot by an airgun

CAT owners in a Somerset town are being warned that someone is going round shooting at the feline pets with an airgun.

A cat was taken into the Bridge Vet Ltd practice in Worston Road, Highbridge on Monday (December 19, 2016) with an injured leg.

And the vet, speaking on social media, said the following day on Tuesday (December 20, 2016) that X-rays had revealed the cat had been shot with an airgun and a pellet had fractured the animal’s leg.

“The pellet has been removed and he is recovering well,” said the vet. “If anyone has any information about this please inform the local police.”

People have been left dismayed at the cruel antics and have commented on social media.

“Why are people so so cruel,” said one person. “How can a human cause suffering to an animal?”

Another wrote: “That is just awful. Glad the cat is recovering and the shot wasn’t fatal.”

Police can be contacted on 101.”

PHOTO – TOP: The X-ray and the airgun pellet. Photos courtesy of Bridge Vet Ltd’s Facebook page.