Reward offered in Amityville animal abuse

Authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case of a kitten thrown from a car window in the Amityville area.

Calling it a "horrible act of animal cruelty," Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said he "is asking anyone who remembers seeing this happen" on June 8, to come forward.

"We want to apprehend this person as quickly as possible," Gross said.

The male black cat, who was 9 weeks old at the time, was taken to North Shore Animal League in Port Washington, where it was treated for major injuries including broken legs, Gross said.

Now 12 weeks old, the kitten, which has been named Beetle, is recovering with a foster family, Gross said.

"The cat is doing well and will hopefully, down the road, be adopted," he said.

The cat's attacker could face felony animal cruelty charges and time in jail, Gross said.

Anyone with information can call the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722. All calls will remain confidential.