Overview
- PETA, which announced a $5,000 reward Saturday, is seeking information to identify whoever shot at least three cats in South Los Angeles.
- Albert, a surviving cat found near W. 94th Street and Vermont Avenue, has a pellet lodged in his spine and is expected to live with a limp and long-term pain.
- Friends of Normie Rescue says one cat was euthanized due to severe injuries and that the group is caring for the others, including Albert in foster care on pain medication.
- No arrests have been reported, and ABC7 said L.A. Animal Services did not respond to inquiries about whether it has opened an investigation as PETA urges a probe.
- The shootings have been reported since February, and the cases spotlight Los Angeles’ large stray-cat population and the city’s 2022 program that funds trap-neuter-return to humanely control it.