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Bound, burned cat expected to survive
Humane society: Cat charred, bound with zip ties
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - The Humane Society of Pensacola said a cat is in it's care after it believes the animal was set on fire and bound with zip ties.
Sarah Cabrera found the kitten wandering in Beulah Saturday, March 16 with zip ties bound to the lower part of her foot.
“She looked like she may have dislocated one of her legs to get it out of the zip tie. There was a little bit of rope on the zip tie. I don’t know if she was tied to something else but the one was so tight it took forever for us to get it off of her,” Cabrera said.
The kitten’s name is Valiente, which means 'Brave' in Spanish.
“She was really loving despite everything that had been done to her. She was rubbing on our legs, meowing, and eating like she hadn’t eaten in forever,” Cabrera said.
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Humane Society employee Bethany Rittenhouse said the 8-month-old kitten is suffering from second degree burns and they believe she has been tortured for some time. The cat has lacerations on it’s sides and burned ears.
“From what he (the vet) said, it was definitely a chemical burn so one can only assume she was set on fire with something like that.”
Her whiskers are gone and skin is stretched tight. The fur on her back is still growing and employees hope it grows back on her front as well.
What happens now?
Rittenhouse said, “According to our vet it’s going to be a pretty long recovery. With burn victims her skin is essentially going to fall off and then come back so it’s going to be a really long time until she is 100 percent again.”
Caretakers are waiting to see how the she heals but have discussed the possibility of plastic surgery for the kitten.
It has one more visit to make with the vet and it will then be taken its foster home which has already been picked out.
Once it’s able to be adopted, the Humane Society hopes to find it a permanent home.
What you can do to help
We're told no one witnessed the cruelty so it’s hard to press charges at this time but if you have any information, call the Pensacola Humane Society: (850) 432-4250.
Employees said Valiente is on a special diet so any monetary or food donations always help.
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