Cat survives after being shot 13 times in the head with pea rifle!Byline: ANI Sydney, Sep 22 (ANI): A Victorian country cat has survived after being shot 13 times in the head with a pea pea, hardy, annual, climbing leguminous plant (Pisum sativum) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), grown for food by humans at least since the early Bronze Age; no longer known in the wild form. rifle. Smokey, a 9-year-old moggie, had been shot by a .22 calibre rifle on September 21, and he has managed to survive after the pellets were removed. RSPCA RSPCA (in Britain) Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA n abbr (Brit) (= Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) → SPA f Victorian president Hugh Wirth described the act as "utterly disgraceful dis·grace·ful adj. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. dis·grace  ful·ly adv. ", and said the cat, which remains in the
care of a vet, is expected to recover.
"This is typical of a whole range of attacks on animals, whether it's the city or the country," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted him as saying. He also revealed that bow-and-arrow attacks on cats, and shootings of larger birds like swans were on the rise. He said there was a "well-established link" between cruelty to animals cruelty to animals n. the crime of inflicting physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. It can include neglect that is so monstrous (withholding food and water) that the animal has suffered, died or by young people and harm to other adults later in life. Dr Wirth also urged parents to teach young children to respect life. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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