Someone Killed a Cat With a Pellet Gun in Woodland; $2,500 Reward Offered

A nonprofit organization is offering $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and arraignment of whoever shot a three-year-old orange Tabby cat two weeks ago in Woodland. If you have information, call 530-668-5287 and press 0.

Here are the details of that incident from Yolo County officials:

On March14, 2013 Yolo County Animal Services was advised by a citizen in Woodland who lives in the 1500 block of Owens Valley Drive that their cat “Annie” was shot with a pellet gun while they were away from their house on the evening of March 13, 2013. Upon the owner’s return they found “Annie” an Orange Domestic Shorthair Tabby lying on their front porch unable to use her back legs. Annie was then rushed to UC Davis Small Animal Clinic. There, an examination and x-rays determined that Annie had a pellet gun bullet lodged near her spine and was partially paralyzed. Annie was sent home with medication and pain reliever to attempt rehabilitation, but she eventually succumbed to her injury and passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013.

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, Animal Service Section is requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the person(s) responsible for this incident. If anyone has any information regarding this act of Animal Cruelty please contact the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, Animal Services Section at (530)668-5287, option 0.