Stolen sick kitten returned to Red Deer pet store
CBC News | Posted: April 13, 2017 10:37 PM | Last Updated: April 14, 2017
'The person that took Kennedy ... had a big enough heart to return her'
A two-month-old sick kitten is back in good hands six days after she was taken from the adoption centre at the Petland store in Red Deer.
A man approached a stranger in the parking lot and asked him to take the kitten into the pet store, Alberta Animal Services operations director Erica Coomber told CBC Thursday.
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"I'm still in shock that she's actually been returned," she said. "The person that took Kennedy ... had a big enough heart to return her because they saw she needed medical attention. That's what I believe."
Kennedy was stolen April 7 from the pet shop. RCMP sent out a release on Wednesday with a picture of the cat and the suspect caught on video surveillance. The suspected thief has not been identified.
Police said the kitten suffered from a respiratory infection and required medical attention. Coomber said Kennedy's condition could be life-threatening if the kitten wasn't treated.
The man who handed the cat to a stranger to return to the store hasn't been identified either, though Coomber said her staff are happy she was returned.
"All the Petland staff are just over-the-moon happy," she said. "They all felt sick about the situation. Everyone's pretty much jumping up for joy and just so happy that she's OK."
Coomber said Kennedy is at a veterinary clinic being checked out, and when she's better, she'll go back to Petland to be put up for adoption.