Cat shot in "deliberate and callous act of cruelty" in Bolton

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat was shot in Bolton. Edward, a three-year-old ginger cat is believed to have been shot on either April 30 or 31, near to his home in Orchard Gardens, Harwood.

An x-ray showed that an airgun pellet had narrowly missed his vital organs and that fortunately it had not fully penetrated his abdomen or thorax.

Owner Angela Paxton-Taylor said: "It’s nearly two weeks since it happened and thankfully he’s recovering well. “He was behaving strangely on the Saturday (May 2), and wouldn’t eat his food, then I noticed a lump on his side. “Initially I wasn’t too worried but he spent that day licking the lump and when he’d exposed it I could see he’d been shot. “I rushed him to the vets who x-rayed him