PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two kittens in Beaver County had been discovered with horrific accidents in a case of suspected animal abuse.
The Beaver County Humane Society mentioned somebody discovered the 10-week-old kittens in Beaver Falls final week and introduced them into the shelter. The shelter believes somebody wrapped a band across the again left leg of the kittens, chopping the blood provide and killing the tissue.
“When they got here in, you can positively inform that they had been in ache,” mentioned Kayla Long, the animal habits and enrichment supervisor on the Beaver County Humane Society.
“That could be very painful to have part of your limb eliminated out of your physique, in all probability with none anesthetic,” Long mentioned. “It’s not truthful. It’s not truthful. They reside beings. They nonetheless deserve respect and dignity and care.”
The brother and sister had been discovered final Wednesday in Beaver Falls and dropped off on the shelter.
“They had been discovered to have wounds that we consider had been deliberately inflicted, human traumas,” Long mentioned.
A veterinarian decided the very best plan of action was amputation.
“When our medical workforce bought to examine them out, that they had determined that the very best plan of action was to amputate the leg totally in order that we’d have clear wounds that might heal,” Long mentioned.
The humane society believes they’re home cats.
“They got here in and had been fairly clear,” Long mentioned. “They aren’t underweight. They aren’t skinny. They are pleasant.”
Even after all of the trauma, the 2 kittens are inseparable and bouncing again. The Beaver County Humane Society is providing a reward for data that will lead investigators to the person or individuals accountable.
“We are providing a $500 reward,” Long mentioned. “We actually wish to see the person who did this suspected intentional hurt be delivered to justice.”
The Beaver County Humane Society is also searching for names for the kittens. You can publish your concepts on their Facebook web page. Whenever the kittens are wholesome sufficient, they are going to be put up for adoption.
