Putnam SPCA offers $3,000 award in cat deaths
Photo credit: Putnam County SPCA | A Patterson man said his 7-month-old calico cat, was shot in the neck with a pellet from an air gun. The cat died a few days later from "progressive paralysis," the Putnam County SPCA said. (Feb. 24, 2013)
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The Putnam County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Law Enforcement Division is investigating the deaths of cats found in Putnam Lake that were shot or decapitated.
On Thursday about 2 p.m., Putnam Lake resident Robert Kitts found his 7-month-old female calico dead near his home after hearing gunshots. Investigators found that the cat was shot with a pellet gun. The cat died...
