Shropshire Star

Kitten survives being shot in the face twice

Kitten Jasper is lucky to be alive after he was shot twice in the face with an air rifle.

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The nine-month old ginger tom lost his left eye following the horrific attack which happened on Tuesday night near his home in Ford, near Shrewsbury.

Today his shocked owner Fiona Pearson said it was a 'miracle' the kitten had survived what she described as a 'shoot to kill' attack.

The mother-of-four, of Leasowes, Ford said she found Jasper staggering across her front garden at around 9.15pm on Tuesday evening with his face covered in blood.

He had been shot twice in the face. One pellet had burst his left eye which later had to be removed and another had hit by his left ear, lodging a pellet in his cheek.