Falmouth Cat Shot with an Arrow, Man Confesses to the Crime

It’s been a bad week for a cat in Falmouth that was shot with an arrow on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Cuday, a 13-year-old male cat, was wandering around the neighborhood of Pinecrest Drive in Falmouth when a resident of the area shot an arrow at the cat, striking him through his torso.

Cuday walked around the block with the arrow sticking through his body, until a man on Sidewinder Drive noticed him and called police.

Warden Chuck Martinsen, who also serves as Deputy Director of the Falmouth Department of Marine and Environmental Services, and Officer Alec Turner served a search warrant to Joseph Losi, 29 of 153 Pinecrest Beach Drive, Falmouth, two days later.

Police seized arrows, bows, firearms and other evidence from Losi’s home and brought the suspect in for questioning.

Losi reportedly confessed to shooting Cuday during an interview with police. He allegedly claimed he thought the cat was feral and was harassing his bobwhite quail from the outside of a coup on his property.

On Monday, Jan. 12 Losi was charged with one count of maiming a domestic animal, one count of animal cruelty and improper storage of a firearm.

Cuday was treated at Buzzards Bay Veterinary Clinic where the arrow was removed. He has been released, but will have follow-up appointments to address a fragment of the arrow still in his body.

Image via Falmouth Department of Marine and Environmental Services

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