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Alert: WARWICK NY ~ $2,000 reward offered in kitten-tossing incident ~ Fearless ‘M.J.’ the Kitten defies death ~ Donations Accepted  

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‘MJ’: Fearless kitten defies death
M.J. the kitten recovers from injuries at the Warwick Valley Humane Society in Warwick on Tuesday. M.J. was the only survivor out of four kittens thrown from a car window on Route 94 on June 23. The kitten’s prognosis is “guarded.”

$2,000 reward offered in kitten-tossing incident
July 3, 2008

An article about kittens being tossed from a vehicle to their deaths that appeared in last week’s Warwick Advertiser has caused quite a stir in this community.

On June 23, Suzyn Barron, president of the Warwick Valley Humane Society, rescued the lone surviving kitten out of four that had been thrown from a vehicle traveling on Route 94 South and Sanfordville Road.

The surviving kitten, a 10-12 week old orange tabby now named MJ, is still under observation for head trauma.

“He’s blind and still in guarded condition,” said Barron, “but he’s eating canned food and could recover his eyesight if the brain swelling goes down.”

Meanwhile, checks and pledges are pouring in for a reward fund that is being established and offered to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the cruel act.

“The person or persons who threw the kittens from the vehicle could be facing four felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty,” said Barron, who also serves as an animal control officer.

Shortly after the article appeared in The Warwick Advertiser, Barron received a $500 offer to start a reward fund from Warwick residents Lynne Mandel and Dennis Tuck. The Warwick Valley Humane Society then added an additional $250. Checks or pledges ranging from $25 to $250 soon followed, raising the total to more than $2,000. And the phone is still ringing.

“We’ve also had people offering to adopt this kitten,” reported Barron, “but we warn them that he may have special needs if and when he recovers. However, we do have 99 others ready to be adopted.”

There are no significant leads, but someone who did see what happened has left a message on the animal shelter’s confidential cruelty complaint line at 845-987-7336. The person left her name but no phone number; all calls remain confidential.

“I would ask anyone with any information to please call us,” said Barron.

“And I would like to remind everyone that studies show that those who commit acts of animal cruelty are also more likely to commit acts of human violence in the future.”

Opinion: ‘Depravity walks among us’
July 3, 2008


Suzyn Barron, president of the Warwick Valley Humane Society, rescued MJ, the lone surviving kitten out of four that had been thrown from a vehicle traveling on Route 94 South and Sanfordville Road last week.
As disturbing as the photo of the injured kitten thrown from a car is, it should be on page 1 of The Warwick Advertiser. Has mass media been informed? And as commendable as the Good Samaritan’s actions were to try and rescue the kittens, what was she thinking? Driving away to turn around and come back?

Stop the car at once, stop traffic and try to rescue the kittens at once! That’s what flashing emergency lights on your vehicle and horns are for, to alert other drivers. At least make the attempt! At that point someone might have seen who was responsible for this despicable act.

Is anything being done to publicize if anyone saw anything? I hope this story does not end here and that law enforcement takes this very seriously. I know we will be haunted visually in our mind’s eye of kittens hurled and run down until the poor excuses for human life that caused the painful deaths and the suffering of the surviving kitten are caught and appropriately punished. That at least one person, maybe more, can intentionally get pleasure from inflicting such horrific pain on such innocent, precious living creatures, makes me frightened to know such mental depravity walks among us.

Lynne C. Mandel
Dennis Tuck
Warwick



Thrown from car window, kitten in ‘guarded’ condition
Couple offers $500 reward for any leads
By Matt King
Times Herald-Record
July 2, 2008

A kitten that survived a gruesome act of animal cruelty that killed three other kittens last week faces an uncertain recovery as animal control officers try to figure out who’s responsible.

M.J., an 8- or 9-week-old orange tabby, suffered brain trauma when he was tossed from a moving vehicle onto Route 94 in Warwick.

According to witnesses, he was one of four cats tossed from the vehicle at various points on the roadway. The others were hit by vehicles and killed.

The cat’s prognosis is “guarded,” said Suzyn Barron, Warwick’s animal control officer and president of the Warwick Valley Humane Society.

“We really don’t know if he’s going to survive the next day or two or if he’ll have any long-term disability,” she said. “When you’re dealing with head trauma, it’s touch and go every day.”

M.J.’s vision is impaired and he’s getting intravenous fluids every day but he was feisty Tuesday morning, drinking from his water bowl and hissing when Barron tried to touch his feet.

Although several people saw the cats in the road, officials have no solid leads on who may have thrown them there.

To inspire people to come forward, a Warwick village couple is offering a $500 reward. The Humane Society is putting up $250.

“This crime is so despicable,” said Lynne Mandel, who with her husband, Dennis Tuck, is offering $500 from their economic stimulus check. “I can’t get the vision of these innocent little kittens being tossed out of a car and squished on the road out of my mind.”

If any suspects are found, they could face four counts of felony animal cruelty, Barron said.

“It’s frightening, to know people like this live among us,” she said. “It’s sad because we know that animal cruelty and abuse often go hand in hand with human violence.”

Barron asked anyone who may have information to call the shelter’s confidential abuse hot line at (845) 987-7336.

Donations:

‘MJ the Kitten’
Warwick Valley Humane Society
PO Box 60
Warwick NY 10990

Attn: Suzyn Barron

Contact Warwick Valley Humane Society:  http://www.wvhumane.org/contactus.html

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