PETA offering $5,000 reward after swan shot with arrow

An animal-rights group is offering a $5,000 reward after a swan was discovered Monday in the Desert Shores community with an arrow shot through its hindquarters.

The bird was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic but had to be euthanized because of the severity of its injuries, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible, the group said. Anyone with information should call Metro Police at 702-828-3307.

“Not only was this swan left in agony and terror after being impaled by an arrow, now his mate and babies are also left to fend for themselves,” PETA Senior Director Stephanie Bell said in a statement.