In April 2025, several cats cared for by a shop near Huangtianba in Qingyang District, Chengdu, were harmed one after another. Cover News, republished by Guangming, reported that the shop owner Ms. Mou reviewed surveillance video and found a man luring cats out with food at night, shooting them with a compound bow, and taking injured cats toward a blind spot beyond the camera. Public reports said one orange cat died, one tabby cat was seriously injured, and one pregnant tortoiseshell cat went missing. On April 30, Huangtianba Police Station under Chengdu Qingyang Public Security said the offender Hu had been administratively detained.

Three cats lured out at night

The case came to public attention as the shop owner repeatedly searched for cats that were missing or injured. Cover News reported that Ms. Mou cared for several cats near her shop in Huangtianba, Qingyang District. Around 10:55 p.m. on April 20, surveillance video showed a man using food to lure out a tortoiseshell cat named Ahua before taking out a bow and shooting toward the cat. Ms. Mou later found that the same man had also attacked a tabby cat the previous night.

Outside the camera's blind spot, the wounds still speak

Public reports did not treat every detail as individually confirmed by police. They reconstructed the case through the shop owner's account of surveillance footage, photographs of the injured cats, and the police response. Photos released with the report showed visible wounds and later sutures on a tabby cat, and a separate image of the orange cat after death, described by the source as showing a penetrating wound and multiple injuries.

Administrative detention and unfinished concern

On April 30, Cover News reported that Huangtianba Police Station under Chengdu Qingyang Public Security said the offender Hu had been administratively detained. The response confirmed that the harm was not merely an online misunderstanding. Yet one cat had died, one needed treatment for serious injuries, and a pregnant tortoiseshell cat remained missing.

Why this is not an ordinary pet dispute

This archive records the case because it involves intentional harm to animals, use of a dangerous weapon, serious consequences, and an official police response. A compound bow is not an incidental object, and luring cats with food is not a momentary quarrel. It is a deliberate exploitation of small animals' trust and vulnerability.

Timeline

• 2025-04-19: According to Ms. Mou, the same man had attacked a tabby cat the previous night.
• 2025-04-20: Surveillance reportedly showed the man luring Ahua with food and using a bow.
• 2025-04-24: The injured tabby cat was found and sent for treatment.
• 2025-04-30: Huangtianba Police Station said Hu had been administratively detained.
• 2025-05-01: Guangming republished Cover News reporting the case and images.

Public sources

• Guangming republishing Cover News report on the Chengdu Qingyang compound-bow cat abuse case