Police appeal after Mansfield cat has its leg shot off

Janice Dixon, of Dixon and Young vets in Ollerton, removed one-year-old cat Monty’s front leg after the bone was shattered when somebody shot him with a air rifle.

And she says this is just one case in a long-running spree of cat shootings in Mansfield, which she says every vet in the area has to deal with multiple times every year.

Monty was shot on Wednesday evening (January 29) in the Oak Rose and Lansbury Road area of Bilsthorpe.

Mansfield cat shooting epidemic: £1,000 reward for information after kitten's leg is shot off

Inspector Heather Sutton, District Commander for Newark and Sherwood, said: "This is an absolutely horrific thing to have happened, for both the owners and little Monty, who is only one-year-old.

"We are aware that there has been a number of reports of incidents involving cats in the area and want to reassure the community that we will not tolerate this behaviour and will investigate any such reports that come through to us.

"We encourage anyone with any information to get in touch with us on 101, quoting incident number 212 of 31 January 2020, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

Monty is said to be recovering and getting used to using three legs.

Dixon and Young is also offering a £1,000 reward for anyone with information which could lead to a prosecution.

Anybody with any information can also contact Dixon and Young.