Kitten Thrown From Moving Car On Northern State Parkway: SPCA

DIX HILLS, NY — A live kitten was thrown from a moving car on the Northern State Parkway on Thursday morning, the Suffolk County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said. The SPCA is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or people responsible, while The New York State Humane Association pledged an additional $1,000; combining for a $3,000 reward.

The black and white kitten was tossed out of the car around 7:56 a.m. Thursday on the eastbound side of the parkway between Exits 40 and 41, a caller told the SPCA. The caller saw the kitten roll over to the side of the road and land in the grass. Traffic was moving at roughly 70 mph; the kitten did not get hit by any vehicles, the caller said. The feline was thrown from a white vehicle, the caller told SPCA.

It's unknown if the kitten survived, Roy Gross, chief of the SPCA, told Patch. The organization intends to search the area.

"It's such a heinous act of animal cruelty to perpetrate," Gross said. "Unimaginable that anybody can do it."

Anyone who saw the incident or knows who threw the kitten is asked to call the SPCA at 631-382-7722. Callers will remain confidential.