53-year-old man arrested in connection with March death of a cat south of Millbrook

Cavan-Monaghan Township man faces two charges after cat was shot by an arrow and had to be euthanized

Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police have made an arrest in connection with the death of a cat south of Millbrook in March.

On March 24, a Cavan-Monaghan Township resident contacted police to report their cat had been shot with an arrow.

After officers arrived at the home in the Deyell Line and County Road 10 area, they learned the cat has been found injured on a driveway.

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Officers were told the cat was then taken to a vet, where it had to be euthanized due to its injuries.

After an investigation, police arrested a 53-year-old Cavan-Monaghan Township man and charged him with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the criminal code and causing distress to an animal under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act.

The accused man was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on April 23.