Cat found shot by arrow in southern Illinois

WEST FRANKFORT — Authorities are trying to pinpoint who shot a cat with an arrow in southern Illinois' Franklin County.

The Southern Illinoisan of Carbondale reports that a worker at the county's animal hospital in West Frankfort says the arrow found sticking from the black-and-white cat Wednesday broke one of his legs, but the animal named Boxer is recovering.

Officials say the cat had been a stray that had found a home with a rural West Frankfort family.

County animal-control supervisor Jarrett Broy says the arrow did not hit any vital organs, and that the shooting appears deliberate because it's not bow-hunting season.

Broy says that last month in nearby Benton, a puppy named Bullet was found shot with an arrow in a neighborhood. That dog has recovered and has been adopted.