Reward offered for information on the Los Angeles cat shootings

A cash reward is being offered for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or people involved in a recent string of cat shootings.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced a $5,000 reward after at least two cats were shot in South Los Angeles, the animal rights agency said late last week.

"The attacks come amid a growing animal abuse epidemic in the area and chronic inaction from local authorities," PETA officials claim.

The organization said in a media release that a stray cat named Albert was shot with a BB gun in an alley near West 94 Street and Vermont Avenue. Albert, now in the care of a local adoption group working with PETA, is said to be in stable condition; however, the bullet cannot be removed due to the risk of paralysis.

It is likely that Albert will need pain medication and walk with a limp for the rest of his life, PETA says.

PETA also noted that the adoption group has reported "dozens of animals [that] have been abused in the area ... including another cat who was shot with a pellet gun and found on the same block as Albert."

"Animal control has been consistently unresponsive," PETA's media release, issued Thursday, states. "There is no known investigation underway."

KTLA spoke with animal rights groups in the South L.A. area in early March 2026, and one of the groups, a nonprofit called Friends of Normie, says that volunteers have recently found multiple trash bags containing dead dogs.

The CEO of Friends of Normie, Ladan Davia, said volunteers also discovered cats who had been shot and poisoned. She specifically mentioned the case of Albert - the same cat involved in the PETA media release - and said that he was found limping with a large wound. It was later learned that the bullet he was shot with shattered the bone in his arm before lodging in his spine.

Another person who spoke to KTLA, a local teacher named Karissma Cordero, said she saved a dog named Mama Bear. Cordero said that while she cannot adopt the pup herself, she didn't want to take her to a shelter.

"They're extremely overcrowded and, because of her breed and demeanor at the beginning, she would definitely be euthanized, unfortunately," Cordero said.

For more information on the reward and information being sought, contact PETA.