Kitten Beaten With Tree Limb to Be Adopted

UPDATED: April 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

The kitten that was struck in the head with a tree limb will soon have a new home.

According to Erin Murphy of the Companion Animal Rescue League (CARL), a Gwinnett County Police Department employee* will adopt the kitten this Saturday, April 20.

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Duluth-based CARL was selected by Gwinnett County Animal Control to foster and find a home for the kitten, named "Spirit" by volunteers with the group.

"I am very pleased to report that Spirit's story has a very happy ending," Murphy wrote in an email to Buford Patch. "Spirit has found her forever home--and it's a great one!" 

Murphy added, "While Spirit has found a home, CARL currently has almost 100 kittens in foster care who still need to find theirs. Most of these kittens were rescued from less-than-desirable circumstances: orphaned when their mothers were killed by cars or construction equipment, born in locked storage rooms or crawlspaces, or covered with ants under a bush. Like Spirit, all of them are receiving vet care and are being fostered by CARL volunteers."

The kittens are vaccinated, spayed/neutered, tested for feline leukemia and FIV, dewormed, treated for fleas as necessary, and microchipped before being made available for adoption. The adoption fee is $120.

CARL holds adoption events each Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Petco, located at 3264 Buford Drive in Buford, and the Petsmart located at 3630 Peachtree Parkway in Suwanee. Animals available for adoption can be viewed on the CARL website.

"With so many kittens in foster care and many more in need of rescue, CARL welcomes donations of money and supplies for the kittens," Murphy wrote.

Click here for more information about donating to CARL. CARL  is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the person who adopted Spirit is an employee of the Gwinnett County Police Department. The information initially provided to Buford Patch indicated Spirit was to be adopted by a GCPD officer.