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Man arrested for shooting stray cat eight times

(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-05-30 08:55

On May 13, police in Hong Kong arrested a city resident who shot a stray cat with a M16 air gun.

The suspect, surnamed Fang, 38, was a clerk working in a gift shop. On May 5 he took a gun out after work and shot at a stray cat eight times.

Police, after receiving a report of the shooting, started an investigation and caught Fang in the shop at about 8 pm. They also found the gun Fang had used to shoot the cat.

The cat was seriously injured. A veterinarian said the cat would be disabled if it survived.

(Ta Kung Pao)