Purrs for this little kitten as he/she makes his or her way to the
bridge. As for the person -and I use that term in the loosest way
possible - that abandoned the kitten sick, and in the rain - may they at
least receive the smelliest litterbox offerings. I hope they are ready
as what goes around comes around. The inhuman ^&%^^&%^! 's

Kitten Dies After Being Abandoned At Animal Shelter

SAN DIEGO -- Officials at the Helen Woodward Animal Center said a sick
kitten that had been illegally abandoned at the shelter had died.

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The 8-week-old kitten, after having undergone treatment elsewhere had,
been left at the shelter outside in the rain in a box. The animal was
highly contagious, said shelter officials, and still had a catheter in
its leg and a fresh blue veterinary wrap on its leg. It was suffering
from feline distemper, according to shelter employees, which is often
fatal to the animals infected by it.

"The kitten was very sick and vomiting," said HWAC spokesman John Van
Zante on Wednesday. "Our medical staff is doing everything they can to
save this baby."

A note signed "Cookies and Cream" was left with the kitten, according to
a news release. The note said, "I am very sick, please help me."

A spokesman for the animal center said that the black and white kitten's
owner had to pass by a sign alerting pet owners that it was illegal to
abandon sick animals at the shelter. Workers at the shelter attempted to
treat the animal, but it died late on Wednesday.