It happens here too, sadly. We had a case of a kitten who's eyes
were spray painted shut. 
Here's the story:
SAN DIEGO: Authorities want to find the person who spray-painted a
kitten's eyes shut and left it in an alley in the Logan Heights
neighborhood.
A woman found the kitten Tuesday and turned it over to the county
Department of Animal Services. A spray-paint can lay not far from
the kitten.
"There is no doubt this kitten suffered intense pain," Animal
Services Director Dawn Danielson said.
The kitten's face had been sprayed so heavily that its eyes were
sealed, Danielson said. The department's veterinary staff removed
some of the paint and the kitten was able to partially open her
eyes. Danielson said it was eating well.
The case was an act of intentional animal cruelty and could be
prosecuted as a felony, Danielson said. Anyone with information is
asked to call the Animal Services Tip Line at (619) 767-2740. The
kitten will remain at the Gaines Street shelter, held as evidence,
and no decision has been made about putting it up for
adoption.
And here's another: This one was with arrows!!!!
Vista man to stand trial in killing of neighbor's cat
SIGNONSANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES
6:27 a.m. August 21, 2007
VISTA A Vista man must stand trial this fall for allegedly
shooting a former neighbor's cat to death with two arrows.
A judge Monday set an an Oct. 9 trial date for Robert Eugene
Brunner, 47, who is charged with two counts of animal cruelty in
the death of Bill, a 3-year-old orange tabby.
Advertisement A woman testified in pre-trial proceedings that
Brunner said he fired at the feline because it was pissing all
over his yard on Plymouth Drive.
The woman said she was waiting in a trailer where Brunner lived
while he fixed her car on the night of April 9, 2006, and he came
in muttering that a cat was stuck to a tree and he had to get it
off before the property owner saw it.
She conceded she never saw the cat or the tree, but witnessed the
defendant digging up a palm tree later that night.
A 10-year-old boy testified that he spotted Bill, with the arrows
still embedded in the animal, in a neighbor's yard on April 12 last
year and notified the owner, Janeen Bubien.
The arrows were surgically removed, but the cat died two days
later.
Brunner has already been found civilly liable for the feline's
death. After he was sued by Bubien, the case was settled for
$2,500, and a judge added $5,000 to the settlement to help the
woman move away.
