Robin Hood, the feral cat found four months ago with an arrow shot through one of its front legs, will live out the rest of his life in a Sarasota sanctuary.
The cat, found June 16 near a power substation at U.S. 19 and Whitney Road in the High Point neighborhood of Pinellas County, has spent the last few months recovering from his injuries.
Officials had hoped Robin Hood could be adopted. They later learned he has always been feral.
"We didn't want to send him back into the wild," said shelter manager Abigail Appleton, of the Humane Society of Pinellas County, which has had custody of the cat.
On Thursday, officials will take the animal to Sarasota in Defense of Animals, which manages a colony for feral cats.
Robin Hood had to have surgery on his front right leg, which was punctured by a 2-foot long aluminum arrow. Donations covered the cost of his care. Officials still don't know who shot Robin Hood, Appleton said.
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