Opossum miraculously survives after being shot in the head and torso wit...

Opossum miraculously survives after being shot in the head and torso with crossbow arrows


An opossum was found in California on Friday after being
shot in the head and torso with what appeared to be
crossbow arrows,

Riverside County Department of Animal Services were
amazed by the opossum's survival after it was found trying
to remove the arrows near an intersection in the city's La
Sierra neighborhood.

The arrows, described in news release from the department
as 'crossbow arrows', struck the marsupial the the side of
its body and near its right eye.

Animal officials responded to the scene after a caller
reported the wounded animal's location.

'The animal was very alert and you could tell it was trying to
remove the arrows itself,' the department of animal
services's Sgt Cynthia Lee said in the statement.
'The opossum was grabbing the arrow on its side. What a
horrible thing to do to an animal,' she said,
Animal Control Officer Jennifer Selter took the opossum to
the county’s Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter
in Jurupa Valley, where a staff veterinarian immediately
began surgery.
The opossum survived the surgery and is now recovering at
the animal hospital,