After Smokey the Cat was shot with a blow dart, forces in San Antonio shortly swung into motion. Now the seek for the offender has gone nationwide.
It’s kind of like one thing out of the Netflix docuseries Do not F**okay with Cats. The assault shortly turned main information in Central Texas earlier than going viral on social media. Now, Maryland-based cat advocacy group Alley Cat Allies says it’s providing a $10,000 reward for the seize, prosecution, and conviction of Smokey’s attacker.
Smokey’s homeowners say their tabby was shot within the backbone with a blow dart within the 7000 block of Spring Terrace, within the Oxbow neighborhood. Although the household did have some surveillance cameras on their property, they might not readily determine the perpetrator. The proprietor had beforehand discovered comparable darts with distinctive orange suggestions round their yard, indicating that the attacker might have been making an attempt to hunt the cat for a while.
“It is clear that the cruelty carried out towards Smokey is not an remoted incident, and extra cats might be harmed if the perpetrator just isn’t caught,” says Coryn Julien, program communications officer at Alley Cat Allies, in a launch. “If anybody has information that can assist us search justice for Smokey and shield the opposite cats in danger, we ask that you simply please come ahead.”
Alley Cat Allies coming into the case may very well be an enormous assist. In accordance with the group, they beforehand supplied the same reward within the case of a person caught on movie strangling a kitten to loss of life in San Antonio. After saying the reward, the suspect turned himself in to the police.
The San Antonio Police Division has requested anybody with data to name the Property Crimes Process Power at 210-207-8326. Particulars for claiming the reward could be discovered right here.
As for Smokey, she’s doing simply effective and is predicted to make a full restoration.
