"I was informed that the [neighbor] had [the mom] by the tail and [slammed her] against a trailer," Walton told The Dodo. "I'm assuming until he thought she was dead."
The mother cat's only crime was slinking into the man's yard — and getting caught.
By the time Walton received the message, another rescue group arrived on the scene to collect the 1-week-old kittens.
The mother's body remained where it lay. But the next day, something remarkable happened.
Princess, as she was later named, dragged herself back to the spot where she had left her kittens, using just her front paws. Her back legs were paralyzed from the injuries she sustained from being brutally attacked.
"It would have taken her ages to crawl back by her two front paws," Walton said.
A police investigation into Princess's abuse has lead to the arrest of the 58 year-old man who attacked her, snapping her spine and back legs, and left her for dead.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with torture, beat and seriously injure an animal. He will face Kurri Kurri Local Court on June 30.
The rescue group, Sawyers Gully Animal Rescue Weston, created a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the cat's veterinary treatment.
They have since been inundated with more than $10,000 in donations to help cover the costs of a wheelchair for Princess.
Specialists at the University of Sydney say Princess is paralyzed for life and she will never regain the use of her bladder, which means she will be prone to bladder infections.
'This girl has so much fight in her, she can teach us all a thing or two about not giving up and to fight for your right to live. She's certainly an inspiration,' Shelter owner Dee Walton said.
'Even though she can't feel any pain in her bottom half, she still would be sore above and around the fractured back. It can take eight weeks for that sort of injury to settle down.'
The cat and her kittens remain in the care of the animal rescue group.
(Daily Mail - June 1, 2016)
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