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12/6/22
The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office has announced a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a subject who shot a cat with a crossbow bolt.
The reward money is being provided by the Iowa chapter of the Humane Society.
The cat, named “Atticus”, is among eight cats belonging to Molly Garrett of rural Wilton. Atticus went missing in late October. Garrett says she heard the cat crying a couple of times, but couldn’t locate him. About a day or two later, Garrett says she saw Atticus hobbling back to the house with an unusual hop. That’s when she noticed a crossbow bolt through his body.
The family took Atticus to an after-hours vet, who was able to safely remove the bolt. The object had pierced Atticus’ body cleanly without hitting any major organs.
Atticus is almost fully healed, but Garrett and the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office have no leads or suspects.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office at (563) 886-2121.