SALT LAKE CITY — A kitten was discovered duct taped inside a sandwich container Monday in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, and is going through a protracted restoration.
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The 6-week-old kitten, named Athena, is in secure situation after it was turned over to Angel Paws Veterinary Services, in accordance with KTVX.
Angel Paws Veterinary Service, in a information launch obtained by KUTV, mentioned that the kitten weighed just one.24 kilos. She had head trauma, “singed” fur, bruises and an damage to her eye.
Cottonwood Height Police Department turned the kitten over to Angel Paws Veterinary Services after they discovered it in a backseat of a automobile, the information outlet reported.
She examined optimistic for methamphetamine, vets mentioned, in accordance with KTVX.
“She has made a remarkable recovery in about a 24-hour period,” Dr. Jessica Love, Angel Paws’ Medical Director mentioned, KTVX reported.
Love additionally mentioned that Athena might lose sight in her proper eye in addition to lasting results from trauma to her head and lasting drug results, in accordance with KUTV.
Two folks contained in the automobile the place Athena was discovered have been arrested, KUTV reported. They have been charged with drug possession and animal abuse. In Utah, animal abuse prices associated to abusing a companion animal is a third-degree felony which is punishable by as much as 5 years in jail.
