SALT LAKE CITY — A kitten was discovered duct taped within a sandwich container Monday in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, and is dealing with a protracted restoration.
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The 6-week-old kitten, named Athena, is in steady situation after it was turned over to Angel Paws Veterinary Services, in response to KTVX.
Angel Paws Veterinary Service, in a information launch obtained by KUTV, mentioned that the kitten weighed only 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 response to 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 response to KUTV.
Two individuals 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.