Video shows 14 kittens tossed into flooded parking lot of Humane Society of Greater Miami, shelter says
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Surveillance video captured 14 kittens being abandoned and tossed into floodwaters in the parking lot of the Humane Society of Greater Miami, according to shelter leadership.The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the parking lot of the shelter at 16101 W. Dixie Highway while the facility was still open."It's really horrible," said Jessica Aguirre, executive director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami. "It is unnecessarily cruel, is the way I would describe it. There are so many safe places to leave them on our property. There was no reason to leave them in flood water."The kittens, between 4 weeks and 8 months old, were tossed one by one into the water. A staff member located them approximately 15 minutes after they were left."They could have been run over or drowned if the staff member had not found them," Aguirre said.Although the video does not identify the individual involved, Aguirre said staff obtained a license plate number and submitted a report to Miami-