Officials: Falmouth Man Confesses To Shooting Arrow Into Cat

FALMOUTH (CBS) -- A Falmouth man is facing criminal charges after officials say he confessed to shooting an arrow into a cat.

On Thursday, an East Falmouth resident on Sidewinder Drive reported finding a cat in his yard with an arrow through its body. Two days later, police seized arrows, bows and firearms from 29-year-old Joseph Losi, the Falmouth Department of Marine and Environment said.

Losi confessed to firing the arrow at the 13-year-old male cat named Cuday, according to officials.. He reportedly told officers that he thought the cat was feral and was harassing his bobwhite quail that lived in a coop on his property.

Losi is charged with maiming a domestic animal, animal cruelty and improper storage of a firearm.

Evidence recovered after a cat was hit by an arrow (Photo credit Falmouth police).

Veterinarians at Buzzards Bay Veterinary Clinic removed the arrow from the cat, who will need further procedures to take care of the remaining arrow fragments in his body before fully recovering.

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