Last Saturday my cat was shot with a BB gun by someone in this neighborhood. He came home gasping for breath barely able to walk. We took him to the animal emergency room where they found that a BB had penetrated through his lungs and into his abdominal cavity and his lungs were filling up with blood. We don’t know yet if he will survive.
Elvis is a loving, friendly cat who loves to walk around the block with me and my son and sings to his stuffed zebra every night.
I am hoping that the person who shot him was just trying to teach him to stay out of their yard and did not realize that BBs could penetrate the skin and kill a cat. In that case I hope this letter will serve to educate that person that this is not true. If more harm was intended I hope that this letter serves to warn other cat owners about this.
My family and I are new to this area. I am a doctor and my husband is a scientist. We are decent, hardworking people and I am now having doubts about this neighborhood being a good place to raise our growing family.
Of note, violence against cats or dogs is animal cruelty and is against the law even if they are in your yard. It is also against the law to shoot air guns within city limits.
Your neighbor on Westlawn
