Animal abuser wanted

Defenseless cats shot at with a BB gun

A cat was also recently shot at in Dornbirn. Cat "Leo" did not survive the attack.(Bild: ZVG)

Cowardly animal abusers fired at least one shot with a BB gun at a defenceless cat in Egg (Vorarlberg). The projectile penetrated the soft tissue and the four-legged friend had to be operated on. A second cat was injured in the hind leg.  

The police in Egg are looking for one or more trigger-happy animal abusers. It has only now become known that unknown persons shot a four-legged friend with a BB gun between April 6 and 7. The vet had to remove a pointed head projectile from the animal's soft tissue.

Second cat affected
A second cat was injured nearby during the same period. The velvet paw sustained a bullet wound to its right hind leg. The police assume that the animal was shot by the same perpetrators.

Similar case in Dornbirn
Shooting cats with compressed air weapons does not appear to be an isolated incident in Vorarlberg. Only recently, a cat was seriously injured in the city center of Dornbirn. The animal did not survive the attack. 

Anyone who can provide information about the crime or the perpetrators is asked to contact the Egg police station.