Peterborough Lay Charges On Cavan-Monaghan Man For Allegedly Shooting An Arrow at a Cat
/A 53-year-old Township of Cavan-Monaghan man has been charged with allegedly shooting an arrow at a cat which led to being euthanized last month.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 4:30 p.m. on March 24, a resident called claiming their cat had been shot with an arrow. When police arrived in the Deyell Line and County Road 10 area, officers learned the cat was found injured on a driveway, taken to a vet and was euthanized due to its injuries.
The man was arrested and charged with:
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal (Criminal Code of Canada)
Distress - causing distress (Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act)
