A battle over a kitten in central Newfoundland has sparked a police investigation and sent one SPCA worker to hospital.
Three weeks ago, SPCA workers in Grand Falls-Windsor went to speak with the kitten's owner about a cheque that had bounced.
When the woman refused to speak with them, the workers took the young cat and placed it in their car.
Local SPCA president Jean Mercer said they were waiting in the driveway when the owner then came out of the house.
"She forced her way into the vehicle, crawling over another SPCA worker, bruising her and scratching her," Mercer said.
"I reached out with my right arm and tried to push her away from me," she said.
"When this happened, she bit me, puncturing my arm in four places, causing it to bleed [and] causing a bruise that lasted for about seven days."
Mercer was treated in hospital for her wounds.
The RCMP was called to the scene.
Mercer said foster-care arrangements have been made for the kitten. She said the rest of the SPCA executive will decide if the kitten will be returned to the woman's home.
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