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This kitten may be a few weeks old, but he's already used up one of his lives.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that deputies rescued a kitten from a garbage canearlier this month that had been encased in spray foam and trapped inside.

A garbage disposal worker was working to empty a trash on May 3 using a hydraulic arm when he noticed the contents of the container were not coming out.


"Upon further inspection, he noticed a small cat, encased in spray foam, hanging upside down from its back legs," the sheriff's office said in a news release. "The driver knew the cat was still alive because he could hear it whining."

The worker then took the 8-week-old male kitten back to the Hillsboro Garbage Disposal, where crews worked to remove the kitten from the spray foam and take it to an nearby veterinarian for care.

"He looked like something out of a Halloween horror show," Dr. Diane Healey with the Hillsboro Veterinary Clinic told FOX12. "It obviously hadn't been there too terribly long, or he would have suffocated, the head was covered, the face was covered, the legs were stiff, he couldn't move them."

The sheriff's office said in a news release that the garbage can came from a property with multiple structures, including two residences and several rented buildings.

"The kitten likely belongs to one of two different feral cats that live on the property, both with litters of kittens," police said. "With all the people coming and going from the property, it’s unclear who may be responsible for this act of animal cruelty."

The kitten is now recovering at an area animal shelter and is expected to make a full recovery. Police said the cat will be returned to its owners once the investigation is complete.
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This is some serious animal cruelty. It's a damn lucky thing that the kitten didn't suffocate AND that the sanitation worker noticed that something was wrong before the kitty got crushed by machinery...
We adopted a little kitty a few months ago (someone rescued a litter from the street), and she's got the most amazing personality and is such a happy lovely creature these days.
Anyway I hope this cat now gets a chance at a decent life...
 
"The kitten likely belongs to one of two different feral cats that live on the property, both with litters of kittens," police said. "With all the people coming and going from the property, it’s unclear who may be responsible for this act of animal cruelty."

The kitten is now recovering at an area animal shelter and is expected to make a full recovery. Police said the cat will be returned to its owners once the investigation is complete.


Return?? No!! Bad move!! Adopt the kitty out to a loving home instead of returning him to a place where it could happen again...or worse!!
 
"The kitten likely belongs to one of two different feral cats that live on the property, both with litters of kittens," police said. "With all the people coming and going from the property, it’s unclear who may be responsible for this act of animal cruelty."

The kitten is now recovering at an area animal shelter and is expected to make a full recovery. Police said the cat will be returned to its owners once the investigation is complete.

Return?? No!! Bad move!! Adopt the kitty out to a loving home instead of returning him to a place where it could happen again...or worse!!


"The kitten likely belongs to one of two different feral cats." People do not own feral cats. Feral cats own themselves and no one else.
 
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They know they have a colony, why not TNR the adults, and trap and rehab the kittens.
Rehome the newly spayed socialized kittens. Everybody wins. The feral adults can protect themselves.

That's exactly what you're supposed to do if you have a registered colony. Not let them roam wild and breed like crazy. Maybe a neighbor is getting sick of it. Still a horrible thing to do though.
 
Gives me chills. You have to be some kind of mean to do that to a baby kitten. It's a cute little thing. I hope it has nothing but a good life from now on.
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No surveillance cameras? This person(s) needs to be caught asap. That's one lucky kitty, for sure.

That sounds silly, but a lot of crimes could be solved with cameras near those dumpsters.
 
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Jun 14, 2019
A kitten encased in spray foam that was found by a garbage collector in Hillsboro has made a full recovery and now has a new forever home.

The case drew attention and outrage when photos of the kitten were shared by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

A Hillsboro Garbage Disposal worker discovered the cat May 3 on Southwest Minter Bridge Road.

The cat was covered in spray foam and hanging upside down from its back legs in a garbage can.

The kitten was taken to a veterinarian, where it was determined to be 8 weeks old.

Investigators initially said the kitten came from one of two different feral cats that live on the property where the trash can was used, and it was thought to belong to someone on the property.


This week, Washington County Animal Services reported that the kitten was determined to be a stray.

The person who used the spray foam on the animal has not been found. However, the cat has found a new home.

The Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter had been caring for the kitten and announced Friday that it has a new home.
The kitten’s name is Lucky McFoamy.
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