A kitten with burns covering 90 percent of its body was taken to the Bradley-McMinn Pet Emergency Clinic on Sunday night.
"The small cat appeared to have been intentionally set on fire," said an officer with the Bradley County Sheriff's Department who went to the clinic to take the original report.
The kitten was brought to the clinic by a woman who said her daughter found the kitten near their house, according to the report. The woman said she believed some children in the neighborhood had harmed the kitten.
A veterinary clinic in Athens, Tenn., Animal Aid, has been treating the kitten under the supervision of veterinarian Todd Dolen.
Read more in Saturday's Times Free Press.