A Short News Brief and Comment from Doug Draper, Niagara At Large
As a follow-up to a recent post on NAL involving a disturbing story about a dog in Welland, Ontario that was impaled by an arrow launched from someone’s bow, Niagara Regional Police announced this September 13th that they made an arrest that case.
Tara, before the arrow was surgically removed. Photo courtesy of Welland & District Humane Society
Police arrested a 13-year-old Welland boy and charged him with one count of posession of a weapon for dangerous purposes. The boy was not named because he is considered a minor under the law and police also reported that they did not think the arrow shot that wounded the dog was intentional.
Just the same, one cannot help but wonder if this young boy was using a bow and arrow given to him by parents or other adult parties in his life and if it ever occurred to them to make sure he did not use what is a potentially lethal weapon, after all, in an urban area without proper supervision. Even if all the kid did was fire the arrow into the air, as I remember doing in a country field when I was that age, the arrow has to come down somewhere. And to do it in an urban environment is reckless, to say the least.
Fortunately, the dog in question, a black lab/boxer mix named Tara which was out on a walk with an owner, survived the incident because the arrow, as much as it pierced through the body and momentarily pinned the dog to the ground, did not strike any vital organs. A Niagara area Humane Society director reported a week ago that the dog was recovering fine.
Search is still on for one or more individuals who shot this cat, Cinamon, with a cross bow in Thorold South this summer. Photo courtesy of the Lincoln County Humane Society
Meanwhile, the search is still on for one or more persons involved in shooting a cat with a cross bow this summer in Thorold South. That animal, a white female named Cinamon, was also fortunate enough to survive but Humane Society officers are anxious to track down who was responsible for what they described as a cruel, despicable act. If you can offer any tips that might lead to the apprehension of someone in this case contact the the Lincoln County Humane Society at 905-682-0767.
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