Blow dart attack on San Antonio cat triggers nationwide manhunt

After Smokey the Cat was shot with a blow dart, forces in San Antonio quickly swung into action. Now the search for the culprit has gone nationwide.

It's a bit like something out of the Netflix docuseries Don't F**k with Cats . The attack quickly became major news in Central Texas before going viral on social media. Now, Maryland-based cat advocacy group Alley Cat Allies says it is offering a $10,000 reward for the capture, prosecution, and conviction of Smokey's attacker.

Smokey's owners say their tabby was shot in the spine with a blow dart in the 7000 block of Spring Terrace, in the Oxbow neighborhood. Though the family did have some surveillance cameras on their property, they could not readily identify the perpetrator. The owner had previously found similar darts with distinctiv