Man Throws Kitten Like Fastball: Brave Teen Comes to Rescue

Man Throws Kitten Like Fastball: Brave Teen Comes to Rescue

• by Laura Simpson
• October 19, 2011
• 11:00 pm

By Beth Laurer of Indiana

About five years ago while I was at work, I received a call from my 18-year-old daughter. She was almost hysterical. Between sobs she explained she was visiting a friend and the neighbor next door to her friend’s house appeared with a kitten.  He was raging with anger stating the kitten had scratched his baby.  He proceeded to throw the kitten across a huge field next to where he lived.

My daughter began to run after the kitten and he began to run after her.  She found the kitten and the man threatened to knock her teeth out if she tried to help the kitten.  He grabbed the kitten and threw it on the roof of an abandoned hospital.  She was terrified of the man and pretended to leave.  She waited and when the man walked back across the field and into his house, she climbed up on the hospital roof and found the kitten in a ball. She brought it down with her and immediately called me.

Between sobs she said she feared the kitten was badly hurt.  I told her to take the kitten to the veterinarian and have it examined.  Not only did the vet save the kitten’s life, but he also gave my daughter the phone number for animal cruelty.  She called them and gave them the address of the man and a description of him. It turns out that he was already on probation.

He was arrested for animal cruelty. When my daughter talked with the animal cruelty officers, it was learned the distance the kitten was thrown was as big as half a football field.  She was a miracle kitten.  She is now grown up and lives with me. My daughter named her Cleo and she is loved by me, my daughter and all my cats.

Photo of Cleo All Grown Up

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Kittens Found Abused, Dead, in Front of Their Mother

Note from me: This took place in April of 2006. It's circulated the internet many times. 

This article is from July 2009. The horror it depicts is why it keeps cirulating the internet, especially on social networks.

WARNING: Photos below may be graphic.

From KDS:

Kittens abused/mutilated to death, bodies laid before the mother

On the 11th within a Kunming Panlong District neighborhood, the four kittens of an adopted stray cat were abused to death. According to the family that adopted the stray cat, on the morning of the 11th when they heard the cat’s tragic cries, they rushed downstairs to discover this stray cat’s four kittens abused to death, and even placed in front of the mother cat. The kittens’ bodies were covered with bullet holes, with blood all over. One of the kittens had its neck tied with a rope and elongated, its chest cut open, heart exposed, while the other three kittens’ heads were stepped on. According to this journalist’s observation, the bullet holes on the kitten’s bodies were caused by a metal toy gun. It is reckoned that during the night of the 10th, someone used a toy gun to beat the kitten black and blue, so that it was unable to escape, before continuing to abuse/mutilate it to death, and intentionally put them beside the mother cat.

Kittens Found Abused, Dead, Left In Front Of Their Mother

by Fauna on Saturday, July 25, 2009

352 comments

WARNING: Photos below may be graphic.
From KDS:

Kittens abused/mutilated to death, bodies laid before the mother

On the 11th within a Kunming Panlong District neighborhood, the four kittens of an adopted stray cat were abused to death. According to the family that adopted the stray cat, on the morning of the 11th when they heard the cat’s tragic cries, they rushed downstairs to discover this stray cat’s four kittens abused to death, and even placed in front of the mother cat. The kittens’ bodies were covered with bullet holes, with blood all over. One of the kittens had its neck tied with a rope and elongated, its chest cut open, heart exposed, while the other three kittens’ heads were stepped on. According to this journalist’s observation, the bullet holes on the kitten’s bodies were caused by a metal toy gun. It is reckoned that during the night of the 10th, someone used a toy gun to beat the kitten black and blue, so that it was unable to escape, before continuing to abuse/mutilate it to death, and intentionally put them beside the mother cat.

The KDS post did not include the year and month: 2006 April.

These NetEase & Xinhua news articles includes some more information:

The poor mother cat kept licking the kittens, hoping it would revive the kittens. Crying, the women who adopted the cat were unable to speak, hoping that the cat abuser can be found.

昆明四只小猫被虐待致死 陈尸母猫面前(组图)

2006-04-14 10:41:36 来源: ChinaFotoPress(北京) 收藏此页 网友评论 4 条

2006年4月11日，昆明盘龙区一法院家属区内一寄养在车棚的野猫生的四只小猫被人虐待而死。母猫舔着小猫希望它们没有死 版权作品 请勿转载

2006年4月11日，昆明盘龙区一法院家属区内一寄养在车棚的野猫生的四只小猫被人虐待而死。母猫舔着小猫希望它们没有死 版权作品 请勿转载

2006年4月11日，昆明盘龙区一法院家属区内一寄养在车棚的野猫生的四只小猫被人虐待而死。小猫一家（以前主人给它们拍的照片）版权作品 请勿转载

2006年4月11日，昆明盘龙区一法院家属区内一寄养在车棚的野猫生的四只小猫被人虐待而死。据收养野猫的主人家说在11号凌晨听到猫凄惨的叫声，她们赶紧下楼发现这只野猫的四只小猫被人虐待而死，并且放在母猫面前。小猫身上布满弹孔，浑身是血。其中一只小猫脖子被绳子拉长，胸被剖开，心脏外露，另外两三只小猫头被踩扁。据记者观察，小猫身上的弹孔为金属玩具枪所致。估计是10日晚上，有人用玩具枪把小猫打得遍体鳞伤，无力逃跑，然后再进行虐待致死，并特意放在母猫身边。

可怜的母猫一直在小猫身上舔来舔去，希望能够舔活小猫。收养猫的女主人哭得说不出话来，希望能够找到虐待猫的凶手。春城晚报江洋

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Civil Disobedience Planned to Save the Animals!

URGENT!! Civil Disobedience Planned to Save the Animals! Join LCA in Protesting Australia's Live Animal Export!  Greetings! Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-American global media tycoon, is the major shareholder, chairman, and managing director of the media conglomerate News Corporation. Some of the papers owned by News Corporation are biased against animal issues and activists. They print defamatory and inaccurate stories that are anti-animal and anti-activist, particularly on the issue of live animal export. Murdoch is a powerful man whose voice could end the unnecessary suffering of millions of animals. We must get his attention and demand he speak out! Rupert Murdoch Please join LCA in protesting live animal export at the News Corporation's Annual General Meeting on Friday, October 21, 2011. LCA is planning civil disobedience (details to be provided at the training) to demand that Murdoch watch the horrifying footage of live animal export, take an official stance against live animal export, and release a statement to the media condemning live animal export. If you are not comfortable taking part in civil disobedience LCA urges you to still attend the protest and show you support a ban on live animal export. The week prior to the protest Chris DeRose, President and founder of LCA, will conduct a training on civil disobedience. For over three decades, Chris DeRose has been an international leader in the animal rights movement. He has lead and participated in civil disobedience countless times. This training will answer all of your questions and prepare you to use civil disobedience successfully to fight for the animals. Civil Disobedience Training with Chris DeRose  WHERE: Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, Clubroom 3                   2551 Motor Ave Los Angeles, CA 90064                   Click here for map and directions  WHEN:    Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7pm-9pm RSVP:      Click here to RSVP   Protest Live Animal Export at the News Corp AGM    WHERE: Fox Studios, corner of Pico and Motor                   10201 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035                   Click here for map and directions      WHEN:    Friday, October 21, 201110:30am-12:30pm RSVP:     Click here to RSVP     Australia is the world's largest exporter of live animals for slaughter. Every year millions of Australian Cattle, Sheep, and Goats are exported live to be killed in the Middle East, South East Asia, North Africa, China, Mexico, and the Philippines - where animal welfare laws do not exist to protect them. Tens of thousands of animals die before reaching their destination. Those who survive the grueling journey are transported, handled, and slaughtered in horrific ways. A majority of the animals will have their throats cut while they are fully conscious, leading to prolonged pain, terror, and anguishing death.   Rusty Live Export Ship Multi tiered ships cage the animals on the voyage overseas to their cruel deaths. The decks are often enclosed without adequate ventilation and decks that are open sided have no climate control and leave the animals exposed to extreme weather conditions. Voyages can last up to 24 days and cages are almost never cleaned, leaving the animals to stand in their own urine and feces. A shipboard mortality rate of 1-1.5% is considered acceptable in the industry.  Manhandling Trussed Australian Sheep into Trunk The animals who survived the hellish journey will then be subjected to a cruel and inhumane death. Undercover video shows terrified animals slipping on the blood covered floors as they are forced to watch their companions slaughtered. Victims are dragged to the slaughter area by a hind leg and hit and kicked to the ground, frequently breaking bones in the process. Video also shows slaughter workers fighting to control frightened animals by slashing leg tendons, smashing knees with hammers, tail breaking, and eye gouging. One animal with a broken leg was tortured for 26 minutes before being killed.   Australian Steer Beaten and Roped Before Slaughter The evidence gathered against Australia's live trade during investigations over the last eight years is damning. No amount of profit or excuses can justify Australia's continued involvement in live animal export and the associated cruelty inflicted on animals. If you care about animals then please help LCA show the Australian government that this inhumane treatment of animals is unacceptable and help end this cruel trade once and for all.  Please Join LCA in Protesting Live Animal Export  at the News Corp AGM!   The Animals Urgently Need You to Show Your Support!   If you are unable to attend the protest please help the animals by writing to Australia's Prime Minister. Click here to send an email condemning live animal export. Or send a letter by post to:    The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Australia  Sample Letter Your Street Address City State, Zip Date The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Ms. Gillard, After witnessing the horrendous treatment of Australian cattle in Indonesia, I am appalled that this cruelty has been allowed to continue for so long. While the live export industry turns a blind eye to animal cruelty, the distressing images of animals being brutalized has reached US soil. Australia is gaining international attention and sending the message to other nations that Australia views abuse as acceptable treatment of animals.The only way to improve Australia's reputation with the rest of the world is to ban the live export of animals. The animal abuse documented in undercover investigations would never be permitted on Australian soil, yet for decades the industry has continued to send live animals to countries regardless of the cruelty that awaits them. Time and time again, the live export industry has proven that it cannot be trusted to uphold animal welfare or be honest with the Australian public and the world. Please act to protect these animals from further brutality by ending this cruel trade once and for all.  Sincerely, Your Name  Please Click the Link Below and Donate to LCA  Help us Continue to Fight for the Rights of Animals!    For the Animals, Campaigns Department Last Chance for Animals 310-271-1890 x27 Campaigns@LCAnimal.org  CLICK HERE