Abused and bound cat finds good home

RITZVILLE – Police are looking for leads on who left a cat with her legs zip tied together on Railroad Avenue April 5.

The police were called around 2 p.m. when an employee at a local business discovered the animal crying for help. Officer Tom Gracie responded, cutting the zip ties off.

"I asked him what would happen now, and he said there was nothing more he could do," Michelle Haggart said. "It appeared to be a stray, but he was also concerned for its well-being, seeing as how it was so friendly and sick. There was nowhere to take the kitten to get it help, so I immediately posted it online,...