They rushed "Pocket" to the vet, where doctors told his owner the arrow had likely struck vessels near his heart, and hit at least one vital organ. They euthanized him later that evening.

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WEBVTT LEADER. KETV NEWS WATCH SEVEN. >> SOMEBODY SHOT THE FAMILY PET WITH AN ARROW. THE FAMILY WONDERS WHY AND WHO DID IT. >> THAT CAT HAD TO BE PUT DOWN. THE SURGERY TOO EXPENSIVE AND INJURIES TOO SEVERE. >> IT HAPPENED SUNDAY ON KANSAS EVERY. WARNING THIS PHOTO INCLUDES A PHOTO OF THE CAT WITH THE ARROW IN IT. IT IS GRAPHIC. >> DAVID AND MELISSA SOMEBODY IS HOPING SOMEBODY KNOWS OR SAW SOMETHING. THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY IS STILL INVESTIGATING. THEY SAY INCIDENTS LIKE THESE ARE RAISE BUT WHEN THEY DO HAPPEN THE ANIMAL USUALLY DOES NOT SURVIVE AND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE USUALLY IS NOT CAUGHT. >> HOW CAN YOU SHOOT SOMEONE'S CAT. >> IT'S A QUESTION JENNY BARNEY MAY NEVER GET ANSWERED, WHY SHE HAD TO SAY GOOD BY TO HER PET OF SIX YEARS AFTER HE CAME HOME WITH AN ARROW. >> I DIDN'T THINK -- I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE. >> BARNEY SAID SHE LET HER BROW TAB I POCKET OUT SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE CROWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR NORTH 40 AND KANSAS. HE RETURNED LIKE USUAL THROUGH THE CRACKED GARAGE DOOR. >> YOU COULD HEAR HIM ME OWING IN PAIN. >> THEY RUSHED HIM TOTS VETS AND IT HAD HIT AT LEAST ONE VITAL ORGAN. THE SURGERY WOULD CAN COSTS $6,000 WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. >> WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT. WE WERE HUG EXAMINING KISSING HIM AND TELLING HIM IT WAS OKAY AND WE LOVED HIM. >> THE HUMANE SOCIETY SEES CASES LIKE THIS ONE EVERY COUPLE YEARS. EVEN IF A CAT IS ON YOUR PROPERTY, IT'S UNLAWFUL TO SHOOT IT. >> THERE WOULD BE A MISDEMEANOR PHYSICAL BEAUS CHARGE PUNISHABLE BY SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AND $5,000 FINE. >> SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST A CAT BUT IT'S NOT. THAT'S SOMEONE'S FRIEND, SOMEONE'S FAMILY. >> IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP INVESTIGATORS,

Advertisement Family finds pet cat with arrow shot through it They rushed "Pocket" to the vet, where doctors told his owner the arrow had likely struck vessels near his heart, and hit at least one vital organ. They euthanized him later that evening.

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An Omaha family is seeking justice after their cat "Pocket" was shot through the abdomen with an arrow. It happened Sunday near 40th Street and Kansas Avenue. The cat's owner Jennie Barney says Pocket was let outside, and returned home a few hours later with what appeared to be a practice arrow through his body. “You could just hear him meowing in pain,” Barney said. “I started bawling instantly because I didn't think he was gonna make it, I knew he was gonna die.” They rushed Pocket to the vet, where doctors told Barney the arrow had likely struck vessels near his heart, and hit at least one vital organ. Surgery on his injuries would have cost thousands, with a 50 percent chance of survival. "We just couldn't afford it," Barney said. Later that evening, the family had Pocket euthanized. “We were just hugging him and kissing him and telling him it was okay and we loved him,” Barney said. The Nebraska Humane Society is investigating. They say incidents like these are rare -- but when they happen, the animal does not usually survive, and the person responsible is not usually caught. Investigators say they see cases like this every couple of years, and warn that even if a cat is on your property, it is unlawful to shoot it. “It would be a misdemeanor animal physical abuse charge, which is punishable by up to six months in jail or a $500 fine, or both,” says Kelli Brown, the Nebraska Humane Society’s director of field operations. Barney says Pocket was her 7-year-old son's best friend. “Some people think it's just a cat but it's not, that's someone's friend, that's someone's family,” she says. If you have any information that could help investigators, call the Humane Society at 402-444-7800, Extension 1.