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Two cats injured by air gun pellets

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The cats were found to be injured by pellets, believed to be from an air rifle

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Two cats were injured in what was believed to have been two separate air rifle attacks.

Hertfordshire Police said a seven-month-old ginger and white cat returned to its home in Hemel Hempstead with a neck injury, which turned out to be from a pellet on 13 September.

On 20 September, the owners of a black cat were recommended to have its front left leg amputated after vets discovered the bone had been shattered by a pellet.

Police said inquiries were ongoing.

They said both incidents happened on Springfield Road.

PC Max Robinson, who is investigating, said: "This is a really traumatic time for the owners and their beloved pets and investigations are continuing to establish how they became injured."

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