Kittens discarded
The resident and her father managed to pull over and rescue one of the kittens, but amid the madness, they noticed one of the kittens had been killed.
Discarded like yesterday’s trash, kittens were tossed from a vehicle at a Victoria Street intersection on March 25.
Witness to an apparent act of animal cruelty, a resident expressed her shock and disbelief via social media, wondering how a human being could ‘actually do that’.
“Traffic was moderate- then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, we saw these seriously hurt kittens desperately trying to get to safety,” she claimed.
“It seemed to us as if someone had opened the car door and simply pushed them out near the robot in the middle of the traffic.”
The resident and her father managed to pull over and rescue one of the kittens, but amid the madness, they noticed one of the kittens had been killed.
“I hope someone else saw this and can identify the vehicle,” she said. “It happened so fast!”
Clutching the injured ginger kitten in her arms, the resident rushed to a local veterinarian’s office. The bundle of fur bit her a few times out of sheer terror and anguish.
“The suffering was unbearable to witness. The kitty died before I could make it to vet.”
Animal lover, Stephanie Basson was disgusted by the incident and said ‘when you get an animal, it’s for life’.
“They look to you to feed and love them and do the right thing. If you are going to have an animal, have them spayed or neutered. There are so many unwanted, unloved animals out there and it’s all because people refuse to do the right thing!” exclaimed Mrs Basson. Heather Gero of Newcastle SPCA described the incident as ‘disgraceful’.
“This is totally unnecessary!” she exclaimed. “It is despicable that someone would even consider doing something like this. This is major animal abuse.”
Mrs Gero advised the community to get as much information as possible regarding the perpetrator and in this instance, their vehicle.
“Try and get the vehicle’s registration number, the model and colour. That way we can track the person down and hold them accountable. We live in a society where people get away with too much.”
Furthermore, Mrs Gero described the perpetrator as a ‘selfish, heartless, despicable human being’.
“The public needs to be more alert and think with their heads, rather than their hearts. Unwanted animals can be dropped off at the SPCA, where they will be fed and properly tended to,” she said.
Concluding the incident should have been brought to their attention, Mrs Gero encouraged the community to add the necessary numbers to their contact lists.
“Facebook, SMSes and Whatsapp messages are not monitored around the clock as the people concerned are often busy with animal cruelty cases out in the field. That’s why residents must contact us telephonically.” Contact the SPCA on 034 318 2346 during working hours and on 072 337 0347 after hours and for emergency cases.
