Abused Kitten Has Rescuers Searching For Culprit
Surgeons To Determine Whether Paws Can Be Saved
UPDATED: 2:20 pm EDT June 8, 2004
An abused kitten found in Pontiac has animal welfare workers searching for the person responsible.
Saint, an eight-week old kitten, will have surgery Tuesday after someone tried to declaw it, damaging its paws, according to a report in The Oakland Press. Surgeons will reportedly determine whether the kitten's paws can be saved, or if its paws or knuckles will be amputated.
An anonymous person called the Michigan Animal Rescue League in Pontiac about the kitten on June 5, according to the report. It was reportedly found crying in a field near Sarasota Street.
Rescuers believe someone tried to cut off Saint's claws with a sharp object.
"When we first saw this, we thought he'd been hit by a lawn mower," Kayla Allen, the manager of the animal rescue league, told the paper.
The rescue workers said the public has responded with offers of adoption after hearing about the kitten. The shelter is currently seeking donations to pay for the kitten's care.
The kitten's current caregiver at the shelter, Carmel Herpel, said they see animal abuse cases all the time, but this one is different.
"It is just so brutal," Herpel said.
Anyone with information on the abuse or who would like to make a donation should contact the shelter at (248) 335-9290.
Bookmarks