Update on ‘Charlie’ the cat shot with arrow: Not out of the woods yet.

On April 29 at 9:13 PM Rescue Dogs Rock NYC reported on their Facebook page that they were assisting a cat who’d been shot with an arrow. The pictures are too unpleasant to publish here. They shocked the rescue staff:

Sometimes in rescue you see things you wish you could “un-see”, things so horrible that you know they will stay with you forever, things that cause a visceral reaction. This is one of those things. These photos make us physically ill.

Charlie with the arrow
Two useful tags. Click either to see the articles: Toxic to cats | Dangers to cats

Charlie with the arrow. Photo: believed to be: Rescue Dogs Rock NYC. The wound is pixelated to hide it.

Pet Rescue Report say that the cat, Charlie, was shot through the chest. This is incorrect. I have been told that he was shot through both legs:

Happy Friday from sweet Charlie, our kitty that was shot with an arrow thru both front legs – Rescue Dogs Rock NYC

Here is the video from their Facebook page:

Note: videos on this site are typically made by people other than me and held on YouTube servers or the servers of other businesses (not the server storing this website). Sometimes the videos are deleted at source which stops them working on this site. It that has happened I apologise but I have no control over it.


He survived but had suffered massive pain for 3-4 days. The wound was maggot infested. Maggots are not necessarily bad because they clean the wound.

Charlie is stable and has had his right leg amputated. It looks like he’ll pull, through. I am reporting this as there was a request by a colleague for an update.

However, there appears to be no news on any investigation into who did it. They certainly haven’t found the person at the date of this post. It is an act of wanton animal cruelty but it is not untypical. How many times have we read about cats shot with arrows or BB guns or .22 rifles? A lot of times. Really. It is a cruel world.

Cats show great fortitude when injured this severely. They often pull through and accept the pain.

PLEASE DONATE & HELP for Charlie’s urgent medical care: ???

www.paypal.me/rescuedogsrocknyc or
www.rescuedogsrocknyc.org

Useful tag. Click to see the articles: Cat behavior

Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.
Useful links
Anxiety - reduce it
FULL Maine Coon guide - lots of pages
Children and cats - important

Michael Broad

Hi, I'm a 74-year-old retired solicitor (attorney in the US). Before qualifying I worked in many jobs including professional photography. I love nature, cats and all animals. I am concerned about their welfare. If you want to read more click here.

You may also like...

2 Responses

  1. Anne says:

    He was not shot through the chest, but through both front legs. The right one wss shattered hence the amputation.

    https://www.facebook.com/566667286747365/posts/3089889634425105/

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *