UPDATE: In a release on Oct. 1, OPP say the driver was identified and interviewed. Police say it’s believed that the kittens fell from the vehicle’s undercarriage. The investigation is listed as complete.
Provincial police have released an image of a suspect vehicle in connection with an animal cruelty investigation in Essex, Ont., southeast of Windsor.
According to police, a witness reported seeing a kitten thrown from the driver’s side door of a vehicle that had just left the drive-thru at a fast-food restaurant on Maidstone Avenue at roughly 5 p.m. on Sept. 3.
The witness contacted police, grabbed the kitten, and took it to a veterinary clinic. However, the kitten later died.
Police say a second kitten, already dead, was found in the same area.
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OPP have now released a photo of the suspect vehicle and ask that anyone with information call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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