Horrible, but this is what can happen to a roaming cat. Please consider keeping your cat safely contained on your own property.

Two cats shot in northwest Auckland

An Auckland woman is “terrified” to let her cats outside after one was shot in the leg – causing its limb to be amputated.

Lee Attwell’s five-month-old tabby Sadie had her leg removed after she was shot by a .22 calibre bullet.

Sadie came rushing and screaming into her Kumeu home about 2.30pm on September 8. The kitten ran into a bedroom and hid under the bed, Attwell said.

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[17 Sep 2017]