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Third Victim in the Recent Series of Attacks on Cats has Died

by LCoastMom | October 5, 2009 at 10:58 am

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Cuddles, the pretty little six week old kitten, with long gray striped hair has died from his injuries.

The kitten who had been named Cuddles by the veterinary team trying to save her, said the injuries were worse than they originally appeared.. What were originally thought to be superficial burns on 50% of her body, with 3rd degree burns on her right ear, were worse than they appeared. Very often with this type of injury there are also burns in the victims lungs.

Tabitha Gordon, assistant operations manager for the Delaware County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said although initially Cuddles did well, late Sunday he took a turn for the worse, shortly after midnight he passed away.

He had been pelted with stones and rocks before being doused with lighter fluid, his whiskers had been intentionally burned off and he had been lit on fire.

The Officer Dave Schlott from the Chester Animal-Control, who had been the first to respond to the call said he had nothing to wrap the kitten in so he gently picked him up with his hands. He latched on to Schlott's shirt with his tiny little claws and clung to him as if he knew his savior was there to help. Cuddles climbed up on his shoulder, nuzzled his nose against Schlott's neck and stayed there.

The original claim that Cuddle's tormenters had been arrested was not correct . The police are looking for a group of kids who were seen pelting the kitten with stones and have asked anyone with information to call the police or the ASPC.

Anyone with information about this case should contact the Delaware County SPCA at 610-566-1370. Anyone who sees an animal in trouble is asked to call the SPCA right away. Pennsylvania SPCA (215) 426-6300. New Jersey SPCA 800-582-5979 Delaware SPCA (302) 998-2281

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ANurse

at 20:46 on October 6th, 2009

oh this is awful!!!...that poor kitten...i know kids will be kids, but this goes way beyond normal bad kid behavior...these kids need to be found...they need some serious behavioral therapy...alot of infamous killers started out torturing animals...thanks lcm for doing this story, hopefully someone will come forward with more info.

René

at 11:47 on October 9th, 2009

isn't extreme cruelty to animals one of the first signs of a developing psychopath?

LCoastMom

at 18:35 on October 10th, 2009

Yes, it is. If this was my kid I would worry. My neighbor was warned by the kiddie shrink that her 5 year old has all the makings of a serial killer, after she was forced by the school to take the kid for an evaluation after she was expelled from kindergarten.
I tried warning my neighbor, that she hurt her 2 year old sister every time they were alone, she hurt my dog and their dog every time our back was turned. She put her 2 yr old sister up on the teeter-totter on their swing set, then pulled the pin out on top, so the baby biffed the rock ground cover face first, putting her front teeth through her lip; but "she didn't know what she was doing."

She walked up to my husband out of the blue punched him in the crotch, twice. But "she didn't know what she was doing." Funny when I asked her if I should go do that to her daddy, she knew why I shouldn't !!

This child is about 8 now, I do not want to be living next door to them when she hits puberty. I don't want to be the headlines "Family Found Murdered, 13 yr old Neighbor Arrested And I sincerely believe this kid could do it....