Boy bravely saves kitten from cruel teens

[Jeanette X]

Source: http://stacks.msnbc.com/local/tcpalm/a1183265.asp

Boy Saves Kitten From Beating


JUPITER, Fla., 11:24 a.m. EDT May 3, 2002 - A 9-year-old saved a 4-week-old kitten from a possible deadly beating at the hands of two teenage boys.

"They were throwing (the kitten) up in the air. One threw it up in the air, the other kicked it," the boy said.




The boy said he couldn't believe what he was seeing when he was riding his bike in Jupter and saw two teenagers abusing two kittens near a canal.

He said he grabbed one of the kittens while the teens weren't looking.

"I ran off my bike and grabbed it, picked it up and ran home," the boy said. "I felt bad for them. I would have saved the other one if I could have, but it was too late for it. I did save the other one."

Now, the fourth grader -- who didn't want to use his name or show his face -- says he's scared.

"I just don't want them to find out it was me because I'm afraid they might hurt me," the boy said.



The boy's mother took the kitten to the Safe Harbor Animal Clinic. Doctors said the kitten is suffering from brain swelling and seizures. The animal is being fed through a tube, and it's still too early to tell if she will make it throug the ordeal alive.

"When he brought it home it looked dead, there was blood on the nose and mouth, it was limp, its eyes big," the boy's mother said.

The 9-year-old was honored with an Animal Kindness award and $100.

"I'm proud. I think he's pretty cool kid. I wish more kids were like that. I wish people would think before they do things," the boy's mother said.

[Pub Lover]

The stupid kittens had it coming.

[Protoclown]

It's great that this kid was brave enough to risk getting the shit beaten out of him to save the kitten. I hope it survives.

That said, I'd love to find those two fuckers who were beating the kitten, take them to the zoo in the middle of the night, strap steaks to their bodies and throw them into the tiger cage.

[AChimp]

Pfff.

This whole story reeks of bullshit. The kid probably tortured the cat himself, got scared and dragged it home to mommy and made up this story about big kids.

It's practically the oldest one in the book.

I know, because I tried to use it once. Unsuccessfully, I might add.

[MrAdventure]

one time my pals and i found a kitten lyin' in the road, dyin'. bleedin' from the head.
after carrying it to my driveway my frien' slammed it into the pavement, touchdown, to stop the sufffffering
then we put it under a board and i watched it decompose day by day.

[Anonymous]

My old cat was beat to death by a gang on Halloween many years ago. They left an ace of spades under its body. The end.

[FS]

IF THIS HAPPENED ON JUPITER WHY IS IT IN EARTH NEWS

Somebody's killing cats in a town close to mine. Hope they catch him soon.

[Helm]

When I was living with my mother about 10 years ago (I was 9) we had about 12 cats in our house. I was very fond of them. I named three of them and my mother told me it was 'my responcibility' to feed and care for them, so I did. Of course, back then in Crete, there was no reason to keep the cats locked inside, so we left them roam as they wanted, seeing how there was like, 2 cars in the whole town. One day, a middle aged guy from the opposite building decided our street didn't need to have so many strays and left out poisoned meat. 10 out of 12 cats fell sick, and 8 died. All three of my kittens died. I threw rocks at his car and house windows from our roof

[Bennett]

gummo

[ziggytrix]

OMG, is this the incident that turned you into a serial-killer?! 8-)

[mburbank]

I plaid club in that town.

It is also the home of the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater.

Between sets I stopped Burt Reynolds from smacking lonnie Anderson around with a kitten, but then Dom Deluise ate it.

[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by AChimp

Pfff.

This whole story reeks of bullshit. The kid probably tortured the cat himself, got scared and dragged it home to mommy and made up this story about big kids.

I've heard on those a couple of those forensic shows that torturing small animals, pissing the bed into late childhood, and something else (can't remember what) are all early developmental traits common to people who become serial killers later in life. That and a loner type personality.

Re: "He was such a quiet man. He kept to himself a lot." :/

[El Blanco]

I killed your cat, you druggy bitch. I thought it would bring closure to our relationship.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

America is the little boy, and Iraq is the kitten.

[El Blanco]

Then who is the blender?

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Russia? :/

[Ninjavenom]

I like it when people torture small animals, because Karma rolls around 30 years later, and both kids are impaled on the steering columns of their cars after crashing into an oil truck on the Golden Gate Bridge.

[El Blanco]

That seems perfectly balanced.

come on, who honestly didn't laugh when the cat got blasted in Boondock Saints?

[Helm]

Shut up You don't know what it's like losing your companion in life. Three times over.

[El Blanco]

My companion in life isn't a fucking cat. you think that thing gives a rat's ass about you? Skip a feeding one day and see how lovable it is.

[AChimp]

If the kitten dies, they should eat it so it doesn't go to waste.

:indian

[Carnivore]

I'm not fond of El Blanco, but he's right about Boondock Saints.

[Cap'n Crunch]

If it was me, I would have helped kick the kittens, then steal $100 from someone. Then I would say I tried to save it, then get some more money.

[ItalianStereotype]

if it were me, I would have had you smothered and burned while you were still in the ward at the hospital.

[kellychaos]

The 9-year-old was honored with an Animal Kindness award and $100.

= Blair/Bush Nobel Peace Prize