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Who Shot Buttercup? A small yellow and orange female cat was shot with an arrow through its hind legs and left for dead

Merrimack, NH

Nov 9, 1998

The Merrimack Police Animal Control Officer responded to a Packard Drive home on Nov 9^th, 1998 after a cat was found on the doorstep with an arrow shot through its hind legs.

Buttercup was shot through both hind legs and the lower stomach, puncturing the urinary bladder. The arrow is a recreational type, having a gold shaft, black stripes and green feathers.

Apparently, the cat's owner had left the cat in the care of a neighbor while the family was waiting to move into their new home.

The Town of Merrimack received over $1300 in donations to care for Buttercup.

If anyone has any information on this case, please contact the Merrimack Animal Control Officer at 606-424-3774.

Reference:

The Merrimack Journal