Kittens die from illness after being thrown onto freeway in Davis County
The two kittens who survived being thrown from a moving truck in Davis County have died.
The kittens, named Pierre and Nikola, succumbed to feline panleukopenia virus, commonly known as distemper, according to foster organization CAWS director Janita Coombs. Pierre, the orange kitten, died Nov. 5 and Nikola, the black kitten, died a day later. Both cats were in the care of a CAWS foster home when they began showing symptoms and were taken to a veterinarian.
Coombs said the kittens contracted the illness before they were taken into foster care, though the stress of being thrown onto the freeway could have exacerbated their condition. She also said the kittens were in poor health when they came to authorities and likely had not been properly cared for.
"They most likely never received any type of vaccination," Coombs said. "Even though they were cute and fluffy, they were very thin."
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So many preventable deaths for neglecting such a simple procedure.
There was always some horrible story about screaming children and drunk dad and "ahhhhh I'm puttin' em in a gunny sack and taking them to the river".
It's like an archetype from my early childhood. 
Someone had tossed them out near our rural home. Earlier in the day, my father must have found a dead sibling on the highway itself.
It was the cutest thing (all the kitty rescues I have done, I have never had this happen...)... they literally ran into my arms when I called them. I am 100% sure I saved them from either the highway, starvation, or predation by coyote, bobcat, or raptor.
They are extremely cute and friendly cats...
Mr. Walter is the white one and Mr. Jesse is the tan/orange one.
