AUTHORITIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ARE SEARCHING FOR WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND TORTURING A FAMILY PET. A BOULDER CREEK HOUSEHOLD IN THE AREA OF 2 BAR ROAD AND HIGHWAY 9 FOUND THEIR HOUSE CAT TRAUMATIZED BY WHAT A VETERINARIAN CALLED A SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A BLUNT OBJECT, THE PET WAS VICTIMIZED SOMETIME BETWEEN 10-A-M SUNDAY AND 10 A-M MONDAY. A 5- THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD HAS BEEN OFFERED BY P-E-T-A FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ASSAULT.