What would you do if you saw a cat being thrown from a moving vehicle?
If you are Debbie Ray of Louisville, you stop and coax the scared, injured cat into your car. This is just what happened last Friday when Ray saw an arm reach out of a truck moving 50 miles per hour. She says there was something black on the end of his arm and she was shocked when she realized it was a cat he was tossing out of the vehicle.
The Good Samaritan took the cat to an emergency veterinarian, who treated her for injuries. Upon examination, the vet discovered a microchip so the police were able to contact the cat’s owners. The owners, Julia Kulakowski and Ivan Stashak were thrilled to learn their cat had been found. Kulakowski said the cat, which she named Kataryna after adopting it last October, has a history of jumping into open vehicles. “She likes to be with people,” she said.
Kulakowski said that she was walking her two dogs last Thursday night when Kataryna wandered off. She noted that the cat does this from time to time, but always comes home. She still had not returned the following morning and Kulakowski was beginning to lose hope when the police called her at work that afternoon. She was reunited with her beloved cat and was sure to thank Ray for her good deed. Ray said that, even if the cat had jumped into the truck and startled the driver, there’s no excuse to throw an animal out of a moving vehicle. She hopes the driver will get charged.
Kataryna is now safe at home, and confined to the house for now. Kulakowski hopes the cat has learned her lesson and will think twice before jumping into strange vehicles.
Umm, I hope the owner has learned her lesson not to let the cat outside… seriously. The cat wonders off from time to time?? Get a clue lady… you were lucky this time your cat survived, next time it might not be so lucky!
There are still good people in the world!
Way to go Debbie Ray – so kind of you to stop and help the cat and take it for treatment. We all know the cost of vet bills and emergency vet hospitals are costly. Thank you for being a good person and doing the right thing. As for the driver of the truck – I hope he/she is caught and adjuicated in the criminal justice system. Also, I hope the owner of the cat has learned her lesson — KEEP THE CAT INSIDE!
About 25 years ago, a young girl walked into my vet’s office with a tiny black kitten. She said she’d seen the kitten being thrown from a moving car’s window. Her mom wouldn’t let her keep the kitten. So the vet took the kitten in. He’d carry him around in a coffee cup, thus his name, Dunkin’. Dunkin’ was The Best Cat Ever! He’d greet everybody as they came in the door, didn’t have an unkind cell in his body!
Nancy J. Allen About 25 years ago, a young girl walked into my vet’s office with a tiny black kitten. She said she’d seen the kitten being thrown from a moving car’s window. Her mom wouldn’t let her keep the kitten. So the vet took the kitten in. He’d carry him around in a coffee cup, thus his name, Dunkin’.
Dunkin’ was The Best Cat Ever! He’d greet everybody as they came in the door, gave them tongue-baths, and didn’t have an unkind cell in his body! He had such a great personality that the vet would take him around to schools to help when he talked to the children about how to treat/handle animals!
Then, one day, Dunkin’ was walking past a big dog run and the dog grabbed him through the bars. He survived because of the nursing care the head tech gave him for weeks. He was left with a damaged eye and a sinus problem, so he was a “schnorker” (always had an intense sniffle).
Dunkin’ lived about fourteen years. There were a couple of other cats living in the hospital, but Dunky was truly the mascot!
We have a cat that was thrown from the 75 bridge in N. KY. He landed on a beam of the bridge instead of in the river. He was rescued by some wonderful State workers – on of which was my husband. He was about 6 weeks old. The vet said he had been out there for 3-4 days. He most likely not survive. His kidneys had prob. shut down. He had a broken knee and his little leg hung at a weird angle. He had curled and singed whiskers. His paw pads were blistered and peeling form the intense heat of the beam. He was full of fleas and expressway dirt. We took him home to nurse him thru what we thought would be his final days. We wanted to show him love that he apparently never got before. He would eat and drink some but not potty. After three days he finally pottied. I called my husband at work – so sad but true – to tell how excited I was that the cat pottied. It was a good sign. The cat that was thrown away and given days to live is currently next to me on a chair curled up asleep. He is happy and healthy and now 7 years old….
We don’t know who threw him out of the car. It’s sad that person won’t answer for what he/she did to this poor cat.