Cat could be blinded from cruel shooting
Rescue cat Toby was shot in the eye on Friday after owner Lee Chambers, from Stanley Road in Wick, let the animal out briefly in the morning.
Lee, 42, found Toby in his garden looking ‘dishevelled’ with what appeared to be a tear of blood in the eye.
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Hide AdBut it was only when Toby was taken to the vets that Lee learned he had been shot in the eye with an air rifle.
He said: “I had heard of things like this happening, but I almost thought they were urban myths.
“I’ve been shocked to hear from people around the country who have said this has happened to them, too.
“When we heard Toby had been shot, we thought ‘how is this possible?’.
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Hide Ad“It’s not like whoever did this had got into a fight. The cat is innocent. Someone has taken the time to line up the shot and pull the trigger. It’s a sociopathic mentality.”
For the full story, read this week’s Littlehampton Gazette, out Thursday, November 14.