WILTON MANORS, Fla. — A woman is facing multiple animal cruelty and abandonment charges after investigators say she dumped five kittens in a park on Easter morning.
Wilton Manors police say Katherine Luciano left the kittens at Donn Eisele Park. Surveillance video from a nearby home shows a red sedan pulling up, with a taped cardboard box inside.
Moments later, the five baby kittens spill out onto the ground as the woman walks away -- passing right by a man who was out walking his dog.
“I was really focused on the cats, but it kept my anger from being focused on her,” Peter Carey said. “Because I really wish that I could just put her in a box and dump her in a field so she could see how it felt. That’s how I feel.”
Carey rescued four of the kittens, while the fifth was found later.
All five have since been adopted.
“Happy to say that they’ve all been adopted,” Carey said. “I dropped off the last kitty last night to a nurse that lives in Aventura.”
Luciano was booked into jail Thursday afternoon.
After seeing her mugshot, Carey said, “It looks like her. And I hope I never see her again.”
It’s not clear if the passenger in the car will face any charges.
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