Cat recovering after passerby finds it shot, caged and tossed into McKay Bay (Tampa, FL)

[seafan]

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is offering a reward for information. Anyone who knows about this case can call Hillsborough County Animal Services at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. Tips can be anonymous.

(STEPHEN J. CODDINGTON | Times)
The injured female cat, renamed Lovey at the vet's office, is recovering after being shot with a pellet gun more than 30 times then tossed in McKay bay trapped inside a carrier.




Cat recovering after passerby finds it shot, caged and tossed into McKay Bay

By Robbyn Mitchell
September 2, 2010



(Florida Veterinary Specialists)
X-rays of Lovey the injured cat revealed she had been shot more than 30 times with a pellet gun before being tossed in McKay Bay trapped inside a carrier.

Early Wednesday, a passer-by heard gurgling and pulled from McKay Bay an appalling discovery — a cat that had been shot with pellets, put in a carrier marked "Kitty Penitentiary" and tossed in the water.

The cat survived, thanks to the rescue and a trip a veterinarian's office. Now investigators from Hillsborough County Animal Services want the public to help bring the cat's abuser to justice.

"We take this very seriously because we know the link between animal abuse and violent crimes," agency spokeswoman Marti Ryan said.

The gurgling sound drew a passing pedestrian toward the bay near Ybor City at 3 a.m., the agency said.

An adult female cat yowled as the yellow-and-green airline carrier she was inside took on water.

The crate was labeled "Kitty Penitentiary Est. 2010" in black marker. A name — Mittens — was written on the carrier between hand-drawn padlocks.

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"The caretakers call her Lovie because she is very affectionate despite the trauma she has been through," Ryan said.

The abusers could be juveniles, based on the writing on the carrier, Ryan said.

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There is no cure for the disease-riddled minds of these monsters.

[Taverner]

1. What the f?

What kind of sick fuck would do that...

[joeybee12]

2. Whoever that sick phucker is....

...I'll take one shot with a pellet gun at him/her...who wants the other 29?

[emilyg]

7. I do.

[leftynyc]

13. Me too

I'm in the process of spending money I don't really have to help my cat with urinary problems (tying vet and homeopathic stuff) and then I read this - torturing a living creature for fun - motherfucker.

[undergroundpanther]

15. Give me a laser sight

And I'd be glad to do it,(I want to be accurate..shoot them where it will hurt the most,scar and disable them).I'll use shot with toxins in it,..and yeah I'd be happy to put them in a cage,lock it,and toss them in a deep lake too.I hate psychopaths.They destroy everything good or beautiful in this world if they are'tolerated'.They do not change and they are NOT mentally ill.They know they harm and do wrong and they don't give a shit..psychopaths lack a conscience therefore cannot be trusted around anyone or any creature that lives.

[T Wolf]

3. Hey "agency spokeswoman Ryan - animal abuse IS a violent crime and deserves condemnation and

law enforcement follow-up on its own.

You can see what happens when animal abusers are allowed to escape punishment - they become republic politicians.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. grr

:grr:

[raccoon]

5. Sounds like a future Ted Bundy loose in FL.

I'm so glad the cat was saved.

[AtomicKitten]

6. I simply do not understand the appalling cruelty to animals. nt

[lukasahero]

8. Phuckers.

I am loathe to give up the slightest bit of hope I have that hell exists if only to see people who do this burn in it.

[wisteria]

9. This is just terrible. What sick minds would enjoy inflicting such horrors on such an inocent

creature. I pray to God they find these people. This kitty must have a gardian angel, how lucky she is some good person found her.

[bullwinkle428]

10. Poor little thing...she was still affectionate after all she'd been through.

:cry:

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. Thank goodness the passerby saved the poor kitty

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Abuse stories make me want to be abusive....

[undergroundpanther]

18. That is a natural response

I wish more people would accept it's purpose.The purpose is to keep each other safe from psychopath-scumbags.
You are not the same as a psychopath if you smack the shit out of a psychopath or kill one.Why? because you have a conscience,you are outraged at what happened to that beautiful cat,an innocent and your rightful instincts for justice and your desire to hurt this asshole tell you that the shit head that hurt her is dangerous and should not be free to harm any more,which is EXACTLY what psychopaths do and do until they do something so bad the state can't ignore it,and if you look how laws are written in perpetrators favor way too much than you see the flaws of letting the state administer 'jail' a.k.a babysitting psychopathic shit heads that should be dead..or unable to cause more harm,and sometimes only a grave stops them.

[undergroundpanther]

14. Wish I could shoot whoever did that

lock them in a big dog carrier,but put a padlock on it, scrawl asshole drowning chamber on it and toss him into a very deep lake and watch that psychopath piece of shit die.And as they die I'll invoke Bast and Sekhmet to throw whatever sort of "spirit" that creep(s) had to Ammit, to destroy them forever!

[geardaddy]

16. What fuckers.

:grr:

[Pavulon]

17. Glad someone stopped. Juvi or not they should be charged with felony

animal cruelty. Hope their name makes it out and they catch a proper beating.