Pet cat lucky to survive shot between the eyes
The pellet left shatters in his skull and ended up at his spine
A cat who was shot between the eyes with a pellet gun miraculously survived the incident .
Sandy Cronje of Croydon said her five-year-old son found the injured Casper on October 27, curled up on his bed when they got home.
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“Casper was shot at close range around mid day. We rushed him to the vet, assuming he had been in a fight with another animal,” she said.
“We were horrified to learn from the vet that the injury was in fact from a pellet gun. The pellet left shatters in his skull and ended up at his spine. As far as I am aware, it is still a crime to fire a pellet gun in a suburban area, not to mention that it is a crime to intentionally harm or kill an animal.
“We have no proof who was responsible, although we have a lead. I will be opening a case of animal cruelty with the police but I was hoping to get a message out there so people will think twice about this kind of cruelty.”
