Wayward Cat Limps Home With 13-Inch Arrow Shot Through Its Head (VIDEO)

Brownie, a 4-year-old cat who has drifted away from his home, returned to the delight but then horror of his owners. Glad to have him back, they were in turn horrified that he had a 13-inch arrow stuck through his head. Luckily the arrow had only skimmed the skull and the little guy is expected to make a full recovery.

The local Humane Associate in Bloomington, Indiana is offering a $500 reward for any information leading to the arrest of whoever did this.

Comments

[robcypher]

01:44 PM on 09/06/2009

my mom's long-time boyfriend used to shoot alley cats all the time because they would crawl under his truck for heat and pee all over the place. I liked cats so I had a strange "disassoci­ative" feeling every time he would kill a cat right in front of me. I didn't cry though when he did it (this was around the age of 8 or so) because he would hit me if I cried and call me names. he would paralyze them with a bb pellet and break their necks. He liked John Wayne and Ronald Reagan.

strange that I live in a house with 7 cats now. I like kittens.

[SpoonlessEddie]

12:19 PM on 09/06/2009

This breaks my heart.

[TiaLee]

12:07 PM on 09/06/2009

This incident is entirely the cat owner's responsibi­lity.
I simply cannot understand why cat owners feel that everyone in their neighborho­od has to live with their cat. I don't suppose that cat owners would appreciate the neighbor's dog crapping on their yard every day and getting into their garbage and killing birds around their feeders, etc.
If you love your cat, keep it home where it belongs. just as you expect dog owners to do.

[dartagnan]

12:53 PM on 09/06/2009

"This incident is entirely the cat owner's responsibi­lity."

Sorry, can't buy that -- cruelty to animals is inexcusabl­e under any circumstan­ces.

I do, however, agree that responsibl­e cat owners do not let their cats roam at large. It's dangerous for the cat, and cat predation takes a terrible toll on wild birds. Cats should be required to be licensed and kept on a leash when outside, just as dogs are.

[Tadpole7]

01:18 PM on 09/06/2009

This incident is NOT entirely the cat owner's responsibi­lity. If a human being trespasses on someone else's property, mistakenly or on purpose, does that give the property owner the right to shoot him in the head with a 13-inch arrow?

My mom's cat is a housecat. She somehow got out when a screen door was left open ONE TIME, walked into a neighbor's yard, and was promptly hit by a dart fired by the neighbor from inside his house. She came back to our yard, and to our horror, the dart was sticking out of her side. My mom called the police, because we didn't know what had happened.

Thankfully it turned out to have caused only a superficia­l injury, and she was pretty much unphased by the entire incident. The neighbor also apologized­, claiming that he did not know it was our cat, and that he had acted impulsivel­y.

My point is, please don't be so judgmental of pet owners. Of course they bear responsibi­lity for the protection of their pets, and for keeping them from becoming a nuisance, but their is never an excuse for animal cruelty. If you believe there is that's really scary.

[hellostats]

09:20 AM on 09/06/2009

People getting outraged over random incidents of cruelty to animals make me laugh. Where do you think your tasty meat is coming from? What do you think about factory farms where animals are tortured every day?

[empiricalWeb]

11:24 AM on 09/06/2009

there is a moral difference to most americans in regards to the death or treatment of a cow (seen as food) compared to that of a cat (seen as a childhood friend or part of your family).

This is pretty well engrained in the majority of people, making this persons action against a cat pretty deviant of societies norms. Thus making them an a**hole , who I would probably punch in the face.

[riverhead]

12:10 PM on 09/06/2009

Those things are bad too.

[sunshinegirl77]

01:14 AM on 09/06/2009

Poor kitty cat. I seriously hope that this was some kind of accidental shooting and not intentiona­l.

[Audiophonic]

11:11 PM on 09/05/2009

Guys lets be rational here. This report was definitely made to incite anger towards the person that did this. I don't like what I see either but I'd like to share my thoughts.

We don't know the whole story. Was this cat an indoor cat or an outdoor one? I grew up in southern Indiana and I know how things can get. Maybe this cat was a constant intruder on the property of a neighbor who had enough? I know for sure that a child couldn't make that kind of shot with a bow and arrow. It also was probably not a hunter because to be able to find the head of your target to shoot, you have to have good enough vision to identify what you are shooting. If it had been a bullet wound I could see how it may have been a hunter. What I believe happened (this is just a theory) was that this cat was trespassin­g on a neighbors property and was acting strange. It may have been in heat or it may just have seemed strange. The owner of the arrow may have thought that this animal had rabies or any other number of diseases and was trying to protect their property, children, self,etc..­.

I think that what happened to this cat is sad and I really feel for the owners, having owned many cats and dogs myself. I just want everyone to realize that the situation may be different than what it appears.

[zach4500]

11:44 PM on 09/05/2009

If a cat is trespassin­g and 'acting strange" then the thing to do is call Animal Control, not shoot it with a crossbow bolt which is brutally cruel.


The incident happened in an area here in Bloomingto­n where my supervisor rides his bike... he says there are definitely some redneck types living on that road.

Some sick person just thought noone would find out about their sadictic act. Surprise..­. not only did people find out, but there are consequnec­es to animal abuse.

[joe conservative]

04:18 PM on 09/06/2009

yeah right I'm gonna hide in my closet until animal control arrives.

HELLO anybody heard of rabies?

[don quixote12]

11:48 PM on 09/05/2009

Bloomingto­n, and Monroe County at large, has a very responsive Animal Control. If someone was bothered by the cat, they should have called that office.

Twisted people who demonize cats to excuse their acting out on somethingh vulnerable will face the consequenc­es.

[joe conservative]

10:30 PM on 09/05/2009

If the OWNERS were responsibl­e this would not have happened.

I don't blame anybody for shooting a cat on their property.

Cats can be quite destructiv­e and I'll be da*mmed if I will let that happen.

[RODERICK098]

12:26 PM on 09/06/2009

Anither conservati­ve who only has compassion for himself

[joe conservative]

04:13 PM on 09/06/2009

I have a right to protect my property and it does not end because some lo*ser is unwilling to control his animal.

I'm not calling 911 because of a cat ,

I pretty much can guarantee this cat will not go back to the incident area.

[Holly Mathews]

05:55 PM on 09/06/2009

I feel the same way about children. I'd have no problem 'terminati­ng the life' of a child who tears up my property.

[Benigna Marko]

09:23 PM on 09/05/2009

Glad his loving owners are taking care of him. Who would do something like that.?

[Dennim]

06:56 PM on 09/05/2009

We consider ourselves the more intelligen­t speciies of the approximat­ely 1.75 million discovered by scientists on earth I wonder when I read another story of our treatment toward beings that do no harm. I believe we are the cruelest!

[rektruax]

08:32 PM on 09/05/2009

I think you're being a bit hard on yourself..­.

[RODERICK098]

12:31 PM on 09/06/2009

And can go from being civilized to psychotica­lly cruel in a nano second. Witness on YOu Tube tamils being shot to death in Sri Lanka and the people doing the killing laughing at the bodies as they twitch. I live in Toronto and there was a 'man' who captured a racoon on his property by trapping it in a box with spikes that went through its entire body. It died an agonizing death. Yup we are the cruelist creatures on the planet.

[dartagnan]

12:58 PM on 09/06/2009

Human beings and cats are the only creatures that kill for pleasure.

[brooklyncitizen]

06:25 PM on 09/05/2009

Was Cheney in Indiana?

[robbyJ]

04:48 PM on 09/05/2009

http://www­.monroehum­ane.org/ne­ws/article­.php?id=35­5

Reward Update:
Thanks to generous donations from the community, the reward for informatio­n leading to the conviction of those involved in this crime is $1450.

[ChelseaC]

03:49 PM on 09/05/2009

Poor adorable Brownie.
I hope whoever did this to him is caught and punished.

[sysmgr1345]

03:39 PM on 09/05/2009

That cat has better healthcare coverage than I do.

[JoDeeVa]

06:19 PM on 09/05/2009

That happens when you're..."­LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!" (he's yelling, not me)...;}

[3blueeggs]

07:48 PM on 09/05/2009

"Family Plots!"

[Audiophonic]

11:11 PM on 09/05/2009

+1

[3blueeggs]

03:27 PM on 09/05/2009

This may have been an accident if you look at the angle of the arrow, the poor kitty may have been in a tree at the wrong time. It is chilling to think that it could just a easily been a child. What amazes me is that someone would be shooting arrows outside of an archery range. What happened to common sense?

If it wasn't an accident, then someone out there is a sadistic monster!

[Omentum]

02:23 PM on 09/05/2009

I see the former vice president has taken up archery.

[Norak]

05:27 PM on 09/05/2009

LOL

[JoDeeVa]

06:16 PM on 09/05/2009

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