According to WSVN , the footage shows the driver opening the driver’s-side door and tossing cats from the car directly into the flooded lot. Two kittens landed right next to the front tire while several others remained underneath the vehicle, the station reports. The driver then backed out and drove off, leaving the animals in the standing water
Humane Society staff noticed the abandoned cats shortly after they were left behind and moved quickly, rescuing all 13 in a matter of minutes, per the same account. Jossie Aguirre, executive director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami, described the incident as horrific and said some of the kittens could have drowned had workers not responded so fast
Aguirre said the driver could have left the kittens in a safe space instead, calling the method chosen that day a needlessly cruel way to handle the situation, the station notes. The shelter said it handed over the car’s tag number to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies, since the vehicle is registered in Broward County, and Broward authorities are now investigating the case
The Humane Society of Greater Miami describes itself as a limited-admission, adoption-guarantee shelter that commits to any animal it admits until it finds an adopter, according to the organization's admissions policy . The nonprofit says it receives no government funding, meaning its ability to take in animals