At least not everyone is so bad...
Here is an update from the Kitten story from earlier. Enough people donated to get the kitten surgery. Thank goodness.
Original news story and update from www.wavy.com
Kitten thrown out of speeding car on highway to get surgery
Posted: July 31, 2008 06:18 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 1, 2008 04:47 PM EDT
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY.com) -- We have an update on the kitten tossed out of a car on the highway.
Doctors are planning to perform surgery on the badly injured animal Friday.
It will take several pins and wires to put the kitten back together.
Both his back legs are broken and his pelvis is shattered.
Numerous people saw the original story on WAVY.com and immediately stepped in with financial help to get the kitten the surgery he needed to survive.
A North Carolina woman was driving along Route 168 Thursday morning, when she saw someone a couple cars ahead of her throw the six-week-old kitten out of their car window.
The woman stopped, scooped up the animal and rushed him to a vet.
The vet tells WAVY.com he expects to be able to repair the kitten's broken bones and the kitten should then have the chance for a happy, healthy life.
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Previous coverage
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY.com) -- Someone tossed a 6-week-old kitten out of their window while driving down the highway in Chesapeake Thursday morning.
Another driver saw the kitten thrown into traffic along Rt. 168 around 7:30 a.m.
The tiny animal has several broken bones. He can't move his back legs, and he's in a lot of pain. His face is red with road-rash.
Michelle Laney saw it all happen. "I said, 'Oh my God! You have got to be kidding me.'"
Laney was driving on 168 North on the overpass between the Mount Pleasant and Kempsville exits, when she says she saw someone a couple cars ahead of her throw a tiny kitten out of their window going 65 miles an hour.
"The kitten hit the pavement, then he tried to drag himself out of the road. What do you do? You're in shock."
Laney pulled to the side of the road and went to find the kitten.
"And I ran up the overpass and he was at the top huddled against the jersey wall."
Laney rushed the tiny kitten to the nearest vet.
Dr. David Banta x-rayed the kitten.
"The biggest problem, he's got several little pelvic fractures. The real concern is he has a couple different fractures in his femur, so both legs are broken and in one leg he's got two broken bones too," said Dr. Banta.
It will take expensive surgery and a few pins and wires to put the little guy back together, but with that his prognosis is good.
"I'd say once we are done with surgery he'd be able to walk in 3-5 days," said Dr. Banta.
The problem is, Laney doesn't have the $2-3,000 it would take to save the kitten.
If Laney can't find the money, the kitten will not be able to get the surgery.
Anyone wanting to help the kitten get his surgery, you can make a donation to:
Mount Pleasant Veterinary Clinic
209 Mount Pleasant Road
Chesapeake, Va. 23322
c/o 168 Kitty
The vet's phone number is -- 482 - 3534
Original news story and update from www.wavy.com
Kitten thrown out of speeding car on highway to get surgery
Posted: July 31, 2008 06:18 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 1, 2008 04:47 PM EDT
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY.com) -- We have an update on the kitten tossed out of a car on the highway.
Doctors are planning to perform surgery on the badly injured animal Friday.
It will take several pins and wires to put the kitten back together.
Both his back legs are broken and his pelvis is shattered.
Numerous people saw the original story on WAVY.com and immediately stepped in with financial help to get the kitten the surgery he needed to survive.
A North Carolina woman was driving along Route 168 Thursday morning, when she saw someone a couple cars ahead of her throw the six-week-old kitten out of their car window.
The woman stopped, scooped up the animal and rushed him to a vet.
The vet tells WAVY.com he expects to be able to repair the kitten's broken bones and the kitten should then have the chance for a happy, healthy life.
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Previous coverage
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY.com) -- Someone tossed a 6-week-old kitten out of their window while driving down the highway in Chesapeake Thursday morning.
Another driver saw the kitten thrown into traffic along Rt. 168 around 7:30 a.m.
The tiny animal has several broken bones. He can't move his back legs, and he's in a lot of pain. His face is red with road-rash.
Michelle Laney saw it all happen. "I said, 'Oh my God! You have got to be kidding me.'"
Laney was driving on 168 North on the overpass between the Mount Pleasant and Kempsville exits, when she says she saw someone a couple cars ahead of her throw a tiny kitten out of their window going 65 miles an hour.
"The kitten hit the pavement, then he tried to drag himself out of the road. What do you do? You're in shock."
Laney pulled to the side of the road and went to find the kitten.
"And I ran up the overpass and he was at the top huddled against the jersey wall."
Laney rushed the tiny kitten to the nearest vet.
Dr. David Banta x-rayed the kitten.
"The biggest problem, he's got several little pelvic fractures. The real concern is he has a couple different fractures in his femur, so both legs are broken and in one leg he's got two broken bones too," said Dr. Banta.
It will take expensive surgery and a few pins and wires to put the little guy back together, but with that his prognosis is good.
"I'd say once we are done with surgery he'd be able to walk in 3-5 days," said Dr. Banta.
The problem is, Laney doesn't have the $2-3,000 it would take to save the kitten.
If Laney can't find the money, the kitten will not be able to get the surgery.
Anyone wanting to help the kitten get his surgery, you can make a donation to:
Mount Pleasant Veterinary Clinic
209 Mount Pleasant Road
Chesapeake, Va. 23322
c/o 168 Kitty
The vet's phone number is -- 482 - 3534