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[Regnum] Veterinarians in Zelenograd rescued a five-year-old cat named Timofey, who sustained over 20 gunshot wounds while walking in a private home. This was reported on November 28 by the press service of the Moscow state veterinary clinic network, Mosvetoedinenie.
The animal's intestines were punctured in 24 places and the spleen was punctured in two places. The bullets also penetrated the chest and thigh muscles. The surgery lasted over three hours. The patient, who was considered almost hopeless, was saved, the statement said.
"By the end of the surgery, both the cat and I looked the same... I won't deny that I'm 100% proud of myself, but even more so of the cat! Despite all the efforts of the animal abusers, the cat is alive!" said surgeon Evgeny Tsybin.
Following the surgery, the cat began to recover. His wounds have completely healed. The circumstances under which the animal sustained his injuries are unclear.
Earlier in November, a court sentenced blogger Ivan Lebedev to 1.5 years in a general regime penal colony for throwing his cat, Fifty, from a fourth-story building. The blogger had been abusing the cat, filming the incident on his phone, and posting the video online. After Lebedev threw the cat out of the window, it lay motionless on the ground. Volunteers took the cat to a veterinary clinic.
Lebedev tried to justify his behavior by citing his frustration with his favorite football team's loss and the fact that his cat had broken its litter box. When sentencing, the court took into account the blogger's admission of guilt, as well as positive references from Lebedev's neighbors and the local police officer, as well as the fact that his mother has serious health conditions.