OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – A $500 cash reward is being offered to anyone who can provide information on a stolen kitten.
Oshkosh Area Humane Society Admissions Manager Cari Tetzlaff expects the small animal, named Spanky, was taken from one of the facility’s cat rooms.
“Sometime between 5-6 pm, we believe he was stolen. We had a rush of visitors come in at the end of the business day. It was discovered the following morning that he was missing.”
While only staffers can let guests into the locked rooms, it’s believed someone may have gotten into the room while another person was being let out.
The person responsible may have snuck the cat out of the building inside a jacket or bag.
“He’s a little, brown tiger kitten. He’s about 3 1/2 months old, so he’s quite small still.”
She notes Spanky had an approved adoption application, having been scheduled to be taken home Wednesday.
Tetzlaff says they’re going to look into bolstering security measures as a result of this incident.
“Ask visitors to our kitten room to leave purses and coats up at our front desk.”
She notes that’s in addition to their previous policies of keeping the cat rooms and lobby cages locked.
