ENCINITAS, Calif. — A 6-week-old kitten is recovering at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society after nearly dying when she became trapped on a sticky rat trap in Anaheim, prompting animal welfare officials to warn against using the devices.
The kitten, now named Sticky, was about 4 weeks old when a good Samaritan heard rustling and discovered her stuck on a rat glue trap. She was dehydrated, cold and weighed less than a pound.
“The kitten was found by somebody. They heard a rustling, they heard a noise. They wanted to check what it was. They found this little kitten, probably about four weeks old at that time, stuck in a rat glue trap. Obviously, they’re not able to get out. The more they move, the more stuck they get. It was dehydrated. It was cold,” said Rancho Coastal Humane Society spokesperson John Van Zante…