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Abandoned kitten badly hurt after being hit by car

Officials are looking for whoever dumped the baby cat because that's a crime.
Credit: Manatee County Animal Services

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A kitten that was dumped in a parking lot was struck by a car, and Manatee County Animal Services officials are searching for who abandoned the baby cat.

MCAS posted a photo of the kitten, who they have named "Von" -- which means "Hope" -- found Monday afternoon.

MCAS is conducting an ongoing investigation with local law enforcement to identify a person of interest who abandoned a kitten at MCAS on Monday afternoon.The kitten is in critical condition and not...

They said Von is in critical condition.

The officials believe the cat was abandoned in the parking lot. 

"Any owner who abandons an animal and such animal suffers injury or malnutrition or abandons any animal in a street, road or public place, without providing care is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree," they said.

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