Soldiers in Hawaii accused of blow-darting cats

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Soldiers in Hawaii accused of blow-darting cats
By Army Times staff
Jun 3, 05:37 PM
A blow dart protrudes from a cat in Hawaii. KAT Charities, an animal rescue group on Oahu, says several cats have been attacked with blow guns and accused soldiers at Schofield Barracks of inflicting the wounds. (Courtesy of KAT Charities)

Army officials in Hawaii say they’re looking into reports made by an Oahu animal rescue organization accusing soldiers at Schofield Barracks of shooting stray cats with blow darts.

“It is our understanding that a group of Soldiers purchased blow dart guns while on a recent training to Indonesia and brought them home to Hawaii,” KAT Charities wrote on the group’s Facebook page. “We have seen multiple cats with darts currently in them, such as the one pictured here.”

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