the co-founder of an etobicoke animal rescue said they’ve never received a cat struck by an arrow until one was handed over on monday night to them from the caregiver of a feral cat colony in hamilton.
but max the cat, believed to be between seven and nine years old, didn’t make it through surgery on tuesday at a mississauga vet clinic.
an x-ray image from home at last rescue of colony cat max, who was shot with an arrow.
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“we see cats that have been injured outside due to animals or being hit by cars, we get the odd case of neglect. the arrow — that is a first for us,” said lori waters of home at last rescue, which had been raising funds (last count $7,000) for max’s surgery and care.
“honestly, just based on the comments, (the overwhelming response to the fundraiser) was just the fact that, ‘how could somebody do this to a poor cat?’ like, ‘what kind of person thinks it’s acceptable to shoot a cat with an arrow? it’s actually a crossbow, from what i understand. who does that? it’s just so sad. this poor cat, who’s already facing the rough life on the streets … gets shot with an arrow and then he died. it’s just so heartbreaking.”
waters said the colony’s caregiver, maria anastasopoulos, noticed max had been shot in his neck and spent three or four days trying to catch him for treatment before finally doing so on monday night.