The little cat was urinating in his garden: the neighbor, exasperated, took out his rifle and shot the animal

Un habitant de Gironde a abattu le chat de son voisin parce que l’animal urinait dans son jardin (photo d’illustration). EeVee Photography – ENVATO ELEMENTS

In Gironde, a resident lost patience with his neighbor's cat and shot it with his rifle.

He was fed up and couldn't control himself. A resident of Le Porge, in Gironde, shot his neighbor's cat because the animal was urinating in his garden, reports Sud-Ouest.

Investigation opened

The events took place on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the end of the day. The man grabbed a .22 long rifle and fired at the animal, shooting through a hedge and killing it instantly.

The feline's owner alerted the police and filed a complaint. An investigation has been opened.

Similar cases

In 2014, in Lézignan-Corbières, in the Aude, a man had seized the same weapon to shoot two dogs that were attacking a cat. Two years earlier, in Montpellier, a man had taken a dislike to a pigeon and had also shot it.

In 2019, in Ardèche, a young hunter had not hesitated to shoot a small 4-month-old border collie that was barking and risked scaring the game. Kinder had died from two rifle shots.