"Sunnyvale resident Allison Fluty saw the post and stepped in to help. Around midnight, she took Huerro to a veterinary hospital. Staff there removed a 6-inch crossbow bolt that went through the base of his tail. Fluty fronted the bill of $1,600. "I figured, like worst-case scenario, I have six months to pay it off without interest," Fluty said. Fluty created a GoFundMe to cover the cost, and to help other cats."
"She's using extra funds to help trap, neuter and return stray cats, some of them are likely Huerro's siblings. Wednesday, she said she trapped 13 cats in the East San Jose neighborhood. "It's just another reason why I want to get more of the cats fixed in his neighborhood cause like, I don't want there to be more victims of that kind of targeted violence against animals," Fluty said."
Huerro, a friendly neighborhood cat, was found shot with a crossbow bolt that passed through the base of his tail. A Sunnyvale resident, Allison Fluty, transported Huerro to a veterinary hospital where staff removed a six-inch bolt; Fluty paid $1,600 and started a GoFundMe to cover the cost and help other cats. Extra funds are being used to trap, neuter and return stray cats; Fluty reported trapping 13 cats in East San Jose. Flores' family found a similar dart-sized bolt in their backyard, raising fear among neighbors. Rescued kittens and cats will receive spay and neuter surgeries at local clinics.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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