A Missouri family is reeling after finding their beloved pup struck down with an arrow at their home.
Zeus, an 18-month-old Great Pyrenees, was found dead on his owner's property near Highway 47, south of Warrenton, after being missing for two days
Zeus's owners, Emma and Clay Lively, are grieving the sudden loss of the family dog, who was found on Tuesday with an arrow lodged in his side.
'After work today, I had the gut feeling to walk our woods and creek and found him. He had been missing and off his routine since Sunday morning at 6 am,' Emma wrote in a Facebook post.
Emma said Zeus 'never wandered far from his chickens or the house.'
'What an awful thing to endure. I'm devastated and so angry,' she added.
Clay described Zeus as a loving 'gentle giant' and guardian who helped the family, according to First Alert 4.
'We have chickens and animals on our property, so he's the kind of guardian dog, if you will,' Clay said.
A Missouri family is reeling after finding their beloved pup, Zeus, struck down with an arrow at their home.
Zeus' owners described him as a loving 'gentle giant' and guardian
Emma and Clay Lively, Zeus's owners, are grieving the loss of their beloved dog, who was found on Tuesday with an arrow lodged in his side.
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'We have chickens and animals on our property, so he's the kind of guardian dog, if you will,' Clay said.
'We've had problems with foxes in the past, so he does well with barking those animals away,' he added.
It is currently bow-hunting season in Missouri, with the Livelys' home located in a popular hunting area.
Clay argued that the shooting wasn't an accident, however, and his dog's distinct appearance made it impossible to mistake him for game.
'If my dog was tan or brown or something of the sort, I could see. But a big old white polar bear-looking dog, there's no mistake. It was intentional. And very sad,' he said.
The arrow used in the attack has been sent to a Highway Patrol crime lab for fingerprint and DNA analysis.
Clay argued that his dog's shooting could not have been a mistake
The arrow was sent to a Highway Patrol crime lab for fingerprint and DNA analysis.
Clay remains hopeful that local law enforcement will find answers.
Ella Frank, the director of the Humane Society of Missouri's Animal Cruelty Task Force, highlighted the hidden severity of the number of animal abuse and neglect cases taking place across the state.
According to the Humane Society, the organization resolved 8,503 abuse or neglect cases involving 24,809 animals in the last 12 months.
The Daily Mail reached out to the Warren County Sheriff's Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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