COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — A six-week-old kitten discovered taped inside a plastic sandwich field is recovering after being found inside a Cottonwood Heights car parking zone.
The tiny kitten named Athena was rescued Monday when she was discovered inside a automobile the place two individuals had been slumped over, based on the Cottonwood Heights Police Department.
Athena, who weighs simply over one pound, was taken to Angel Paws Veterinary Services. The hospital says she suffered head trauma, singed fur, bruising on her temple and an injured eye. The kitten additionally examined optimistic for methamphetamine and amphetamine.
Veterinary employees say Athena is at present in steady situation and has been weaned off oxygen, though she remains to be receiving fluids and drugs to handle ache.
Angel Paws’ Medical Director, Dr. Jessica Love, stated Athena has a protracted restoration forward and should lose sight in her proper eye.
Justin Epperson, 45, and Emily Allred, 41, each face prices of animal torture, possession of a managed substance and use or possession of drug paraphernalia. The couple was discovered slumped over inside a automobile illegally tenting within the car parking zone. When Athena was discovered contained in the taped shut sandwich container, the officer wrote that she had feces “throughout it” and was sick.
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