"I Fought Cruelty!"

Jessica Dotson—Georgia

Saved Kittens from Being Shot with BB-Gun

One day last summer, my husband and I were driving to my mom's house when I noticed two young boys chasing a kitten. I then watched as one of the boys raised, aimed and fired at the kitten with a bb-gun. I immediately stopped the car, and began to yell at them to 'stop' while my husband ran to get their mother. Of course, she had no idea what was going on and thanked us for stopping. She assured me that the kitten would not be abused and that the boys would be appropriately punished. I am not a confrontational person by nature, but when it comes to animal abuse I turn into a machine!



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