HSOY offering award for information leading to arrest of person responsible for animal cruelty

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - A Yuma resident and Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) are offering an award to bring a person to justice, according to Yuma Police Department (YPD).

Yuma police had a case on January 22, around the area of 1400 Sunset Court, where the owner of a cat named Midget returned home with severe injuries on its face. Midget was confirmed to have been shot, then had to be humanely euthanized.

A previous case on September 14, 2025, had an officer find a dead cat under a vehicle with an arrow lodged in its body in the area of 3000 Arizona Avenue.

Midget's owner is offering a $2,000 award, with HSOY matching it, for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible.

"He had more courage in his little body, than the coward that shot him!" wrote Midget's owner, Ken Darby.

YPD says the cat's was originally named Bear but was renamed to Midget.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call YPD at (928) 783-4421 or 78-Crime to remain anonymous.