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Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze
Drudgereport ^ | 18 JUL 07 | dcbryan1

Posted on 07/18/2007 5:14:12 PM PDT by DCBryan1

Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze.

COTATI, Calif. -- A three-month-old kitten is fighting for his life after allegedly being set afire by two teenage girls last week.

The male shorthaired kitten, named Adam, received second- and third-degree burns over 75 percent of its body and was being treated at an animal hospital in Cotati, in Northern California's Sonoma County, officials said.

The kitten has undergone two surgeries and had its tail and the tips of its ears amputated.

Two girls have been charged with cruelty to animals in connection with the case. They were arrested last Friday after allegedly pouring flammable liquid on the cat, only 8 weeks old at the time and setting it on fire.

A boy and his friend said they saw the smoke and heard the cat shrieking while the girls laughed.

The girls are being held in Sonoma County's Juvenile Hall. The maximum penalty carried by the charges against them is three years of confinement.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: animalcruelty; cat; girlswillbegirls; kitten; kitty; outrage; sick
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Jeez...a turtle? I’m glad it will have a good ending too. I’m also glad stories like this get out, so that ‘some’ peope ‘may’ think twice about hurting an animal. THanks for the stories...if you have a ping list about stuff like this, add me on :)


201 posted on 07/20/2007 5:56:43 AM PDT by Fawn (I don't know what to put here anymore.....let me think awhile......)
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To: DCBryan1
and deservedly so.... SmileyCentral.com
202 posted on 07/20/2007 5:58:00 AM PDT by Fawn (I don't know what to put here anymore.....let me think awhile......)
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To: Fawn

I love animal stories with a happy ending. =^..^=


203 posted on 07/20/2007 8:04:49 AM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Keep me on your kitty ping list, because I do appriciate all cat/kitten stories, even when does not have a good begining, such as this one because I do want to stay on top of animal rescue stories and this is one of the best animal rescue story. I do hope Adam not only recovers, but gets a really good loving home. He will need it. =^..^=


204 posted on 07/20/2007 8:14:59 AM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation.)
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To: Fawn

Bob is actually a tortoise, not a turtle, even though several of the published articles switch back and forth on that point. I think they were confused by the name of the place he’s being treated: “Turtle Dreams”. He’s made the news all over the globe.

I don’t have a ping list and I’m afraid I don’t have time to set up and run one.


205 posted on 07/20/2007 9:40:28 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Thank you for posting that, GS.

Soon after I posted my comment, there was an update on the story reported on the local news. The suspect’s parents must be so proud...


206 posted on 07/20/2007 10:15:22 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Head Caterer for the FIRM)
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To: metmom
The description of his injuries in post 14 sound that bad. I really don’t understand the point of trying to keep him alive, unless it just might be to show the *girls* that they weren’t going to win this one.

It might also help pursuade a jury that the monsters need to be locked up for a long time.

207 posted on 07/20/2007 11:29:11 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: charming_harmonica
I realize that many people like cats and whatnot, but having soft fur doesn’t make one animal more special than another

Objective analysis of what one ought and ought not to love has no effect on the human heart at all. And love is what makes things more special that other things.

208 posted on 07/22/2007 8:08:55 AM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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To: DCBryan1

Adding some vid updates:

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1351337791&channel=294434709

and his page:

http://www.catster.com/cats/597964


209 posted on 03/24/2008 5:08:56 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: Slings and Arrows; DancesWithCats

\\Old story I know, but I posted an update vid from Dec if you haven’t already seen it. : )


210 posted on 03/24/2008 5:23:24 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: happinesswithoutpeace; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; ...
Thanks you very much - I love a happy ending!

Ping to post #209, folks!


211 posted on 03/24/2008 6:07:26 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Code Pink should guard against creating stereotypes in the Mincing Community." --Titan Magroyne)
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To: metmom

Look at the pictures above. That doesn’t look like a cat that’s writhing in unbearable pain. And the second article says he bats at toys, which is something a kitten wouldn’t do if it was in horrible pain. I’m sure the treating vet evaluated little Adam’s quality of life and made the decision to treat rather than euthanize with that in mind.


212 posted on 03/24/2008 6:32:56 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: beaversmom

If only we had the sense to sterilize these girls. But they’ll be out on the streets again in less than a year, and pregnant before you know it. Actually, they’ll probably get sprung while awaiting trial, and get pregnant before they get locked up for few months.


213 posted on 03/24/2008 6:36:48 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Slings and Arrows; happinesswithoutpeace

Thanks for the update - I’m glad to hear that Adam made it and now owns a nice human and some dogs.


214 posted on 03/24/2008 6:47:02 PM PDT by TrueKnightGalahad (When you're racing...it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.)
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To: happinesswithoutpeace
Thank you for the update!


215 posted on 03/24/2008 7:07:50 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: Slings and Arrows

Glad for the updates. Adam is going to have a wonderful life. Seen his homepage. =^..^=


216 posted on 03/24/2008 7:26:23 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: happinesswithoutpeace

Thanks for the update and websites. Bookmarked. =^..^=


217 posted on 03/24/2008 7:27:12 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: metmom
With all due respect to cat lovers, the kitten should have just been put out of its misery. Burns are horrible and it shouldn’t have to suffer like that. It’s just an animal.

Ping #209 (happy ending)

Animals are far more resilient than we think : )

218 posted on 03/24/2008 7:39:12 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: DCBryan1

If that was my child, I’d beg the Judge to put them away for life, cause I’d kill the little Evil when I got my hands on it.

Make no mistake, this isn’t a sick child, this is a demon walking around in flesh form.


219 posted on 03/24/2008 8:38:08 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: enough_idiocy; metmom

If I was burned that bad I’d want to be put down.


220 posted on 03/24/2008 8:47:18 PM PDT by Brucifer (G. W. Bush "The dog ate my copy of the Constitution.")
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