The cat is in a dangerous situation
There is little we can do
It's hard to do something
A cat is hiding under the sink
And on the cat's body is...
It's an arrow, right?
The arrow is sticking out backwards
Towards the end of the tail, butt
An arrow has penetrated the body of a small cat
The big arrow moves along
with the cat's movement
A pain we can't even imagine
The crew hurriedly heads over to the scene
The cat should be underneath...
The cat has escaped
Only traces of the injury remain
Informant: I was asleep and I heard a thud
I think the cat fell from here...
I think the cat fell along with the basin
and ended up like this
Did it fall from a high place
with the arrow in its body?
An arrow penetrating the body
Seems like it didn't move far
The cat cannot be seen
Informant: The cat was big and the arrow was very big
The arrow was twice the size of the cat's body
The cat was barely breathing
with an arrow twice the size stuck in its body
Where did the cat go?
Only unfortunate thoughts keep coming to mind
Excuse me, I live next door. Can you open the door?
I think the cat went to the rooftop
Can I have a look here?
The cat should be around here. It can't move far...
We are scared
that we will meet the cat in an awful state
Wouldn't there be a resident who saw the cat?
How awful..
This is too much
Who did this
Seems like someone really wanted to kill the cat on purpose
If not, there is no reason to shoot an arrow
They'd just chase out cat
No one saw this cat
The cat must be suffering somewhere..
It's the night again
The cat went somewhere with the arrow stuck
There is nowhere to go..
The search went on all day
But a day has passed
The next day
An urgent call about finding the cat
Where is it right now?
Informant: Inside..
The neighbor said they found the cat
Is the cat still safe?
The cat is curled up
in the corner inside the top of a roof
The arrow is still stuck
Informant: The place with the blue water bottle is our house
I think the cat came up this rooftop
and came over here
The cat is hiding
inside an old roof in danger of collapsing
We can't approach the cat easily
The cat is still coping well
It's amazing how the cat is still alive
and it's saddening too...
The cat has been starving for a few days
We gave some food
and the cat stands up as soon as food is seen
What to do?
The cat walks towards the food
It has no strength
How is the arrow this big?
The cat tries its best to eat
How scared must've it been?
The cat is pitiable
After filling its stomach, it goes back to the corner
The arrow moves with the cat's movement
How much longer can the cat cope with this?
The vet and rescue team arrive in a hurry
They check the state of the cat first
Animal rescue team: I'm speechless..
Vet: The arrow is already loose
This means there is an infection where the arrow passed
and the cut has become bigger
I'm worried that the infectious disease
is spreading around the arrow
The injury is already severe
It's important to rescue the cat without touching the arrow
The rescue for the cat inside the corner of the old slate roof
will be done with a long scoop net
Animal rescue team: It won't work, it's dangerous
The cat isn't moving at all
The cat moves further towards the corner
It's dangerous if the arrow is touched
They decide to use a trap that hangs around the neck
Hang the rope carefully around the neck
And pull the cat
Vet: Pull hard, okay
Successfully rescued!!
The injury expands the more it moves
So a tranquilizer is injected
Vet: Oh dear, endure it a little
Vet: The arrow is in a dangerous spot
How will it survive?
The arrow is big
If a person is hit by that arrow, they'd die
The cat's state is examined up close
Vet: It has completely gone through the abdomen
It has completely cut through the body
I think it's a very severe situation
It's a miracle to have endured this
Vet: I think we should cut the parts that are outside of the body
If the cat moves during the travel,
it can trigger bigger internal injuries
Removing part of the arrow
that could be dangerous during the travel
We decide to go to the animal hospital
The arrow has gone through the body
Examinations about the injury take place
A miracle has happened
Vet: What a relief
The most important organs such as kidney, liver, spleen
Have not been affected
The arrows have not touched the important organs
If this arrow
went through the body and didn't break the foot,
this arrow could've completely
gone through the body
The arrow hit the bones in the back foot
Due to the arrow slowing down
the arrow did not pass through the body
If it did,
The organs and blood vessels would be injured
The arrow inside the body still remains
Vet: I'm worried about the operation
While taking out the arrow, the end of the arrow
could touch blood vessels of organs and it can induce severe blood loss
As time passed after the accident
The arrow blocked the scar's bleeding
It's more dangerous to remove the arrow
Replace the arrow
with a medical tube
The best way is to tighten up the hole of the injury
A difficult operation
We hope the cat can overcome this difficult time
The arrow is removed
The arrow is so big compared to the cat
The medical team is speechless..
The cat has safely won the battle
How did this happen to the cat?
The only clue is the arrow
The crew decides to track down the arrow
A carbon arrow is easy to obtain
We consulted an arrow re-seller
Arrow re-seller: It's an archery arrow. There are two types of games in archery
This is an arrow used in a compound bow
This is a compound bow..
Compound bow (mechanical bow) Archery is popular as hunting and leisure sport
Anyone can use it
without specific qualifications
Was it an accident..
or did someone shoot it on purpose?
Is there a clue in the cat's injury?
Arrow re-seller: I don't think the cat was shot for hunting
The way it was poorly shot shows it's a low pound..
If a beginner shoots with a pound, it looks like this
The suspect is assumed to be a beginner
That used a small arrow from the compound bows
Compound bow society
Something shocking was heard during an inquiry
Compound bow society: This was shot out of curiosity
Not to kill the cat
We enjoy it as a sport
But we get effected because of those kind of people
Even just by holding an arrow..
There are cases in which
people shoot a cat as a target..
out of curiosity...
What a terrible story
Could there be a possibility of it being an accident?
We decided to carry out various experiments
with the the angle the cat was shot as a base
The distance to the target is 30m
The arrow goes at a speed of 200km
Arrow re-seller: It was hit horizontally
The cat was hit askew
Arrow re-seller: Looking at where the cat was hit
I think the cat was hit from a shorter distance
The arrow hits horizontally
as it flies in the shape of an arc
The arrow will hit askew...
...only from a shorter distance
The arrow hits horizontally from 15m (top) and 10m (bottom)
We decided to narrow the distance
The angle of the arrow is inclined from the start
The arrow is stuck before making an arc
It has completely gone through the target
Location, angle and direction match
Arrow re-seller: More than it being practice or an accident,
you can get this arrow angle
if you purposefully aim for a target lower than yourself
Someone used the cat
and deliberately aimed at it on purpose
Cats also occasionally get hit by arrows overseas (Photo source: Daily Mail)
(Photo source: Daily Mail)
(Photo source: AP)
The cat was roaming around the streets with no energy
The cat went through nightmarish pain
because of a maliciously aimed arrow
We feel pity and apologetic...
The police are tracking down the suspect
Investigator: Shooting an animal with an aim is intentional
It's an obvious criminal act
A few days later at the animal hospital
The cat's eyes are still full of fear
How can we cure the cat emotionally..?
Vet: Looking at the recovery, the cat is very lucky
The cat gained weight quickly so it recovered well without additional operations
Painful moments
The cat didn't give up
"Small and weak lives
should not be be sacrifices to violence"
sounds like a message the cat wants to convey