Today marks the beginning of a new life for a once mutilated kitten, all thanks to the unwavering dedication of its rescuer.
For some unknown reason, a man attacked a litter of kittens and mutilated one of them. The feline was found crying, but still alive.
In Hawkins County , authorities were contacted for a serious case of a mutilated kitten. Sheriff’s deputy Dustin Winter rushed to the scene and was shocked to discover that the kitten had survived. He then did everything to save her life.
The kitten was the victim of an act of pure malevolence
Megan Carver was the person who called the Hawkins Sheriff’s Office . The 27-year-old used to care for and feed stray cats near her home. At the time when the events took place, she was caring for two mother cats who had had a litter during the year. The latest one dates from the end of April.
The tragedy occurred on Friday June 17, in the middle of the night, around 2:15 a.m. A little later, when Megan ‘s fiancé Derek came home, he found the kitten sitting outside their garage, crying. Derek saw right away that something was wrong. The two-month-old kitten was missing one leg and another was partially cut. But the blood was already dry and no longer flowing.
Additionally, the entire rest of the litter was missing, but three were found the following Monday.
The wounds were strangely clear
What struck Derek was that the cat’s cuts were clean and smooth. “I was raised in the countryside. […] I have seen many animal attacks, and I have seen animal bites. Common sense tells you that when a tooth bites into something like that, it would be shredded, it would be torn, there would be torn flesh, and there wasn’t any. It was very clear, and very disturbing to watch ,” he said in words reported by Times News
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Derek then viewed the CCTV footage. On the recording, he made out a man throwing something. He then decided to contact the sheriff’s office.
Dustin Winter took care of the injured animal
Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Winter responded to the scene. He accepted the couple’s complaint, but was especially surprised to find that the kitten had survived. Shocked, and very touched, he decided to do everything to save the animal.
Dustin took the kitten to a shelter, where veterinarians cleaned his wounds. Grateful, the kitten purred while drinking milk from a syringe. The baby was then taken to the hospital and remains there at the moment. He is out of the woods, but may have to have his partially severed leg amputated.
The kitten was named Dustin , after the man who saved his life.