What a tragic and awful story, but it doesn't surprise me much anymore. It does bring bck bad memories of a cat I rescued several years back that a real 'winner' of a neighbor owned, but neglected. Long story short, he was apparently hit by a car, and left in a kids playhouse for four days suffering under the hot Summer sun because the blooming idiot woman thought he had rabies! He never stopped purring as I drove to the vets with him for an emergency visit which was his last night on earth. RIP kitty, and RIP Aussie.