A Maine woman is asking for help after her cat, Dart, was allegedly taken by a group of girls and thrown out of a car in Lewiston. Videos shared alongside her Facebook post show the group laughing as one girl kicks the cat out of the vehicle, leaving viewers furious over the treatment of the animal.
The post was shared by Ashanti Tf in the Facebook group What’s Happening Lewiston-Auburn. She said Dart was taken without permission and was reportedly left around Russell Street. She also shared footage of the incident and screenshots of Snapchat profiles belonging to girls she believes were involved.
In one video, a girl sitting in the back of a car holds Dart before saying, “Here we go *expletive*. Bye.” She then kicks the cat out of the vehicle and closes the door as people in the background laugh.
Another clip shows the cat still inside the car as a group of girls laugh. One approaches the camera and says, “I took your cat *expletive*.” In a third video, someone films Dart inside the moving vehicle while saying, “Come get your cat *expletive*.”
The videos appear to show the group deliberately targeting the cat’s owner, although the reason behind the alleged incident remains unclear.
Ashanti also criticized the police response. She said officers questioned when the video was recorded and did not agree with her description of the incident, saying the cat appeared to have been shoved rather than kicked.
The incident drew further attention after the post was shared on X by @Suzierizzo1, whose post also accused the girls of animal abuse and criticized the police response.
However, the videos had already prompted strong reactions from viewers, many of whom called for the people involved to face consequences for their treatment of the cat.
Internet Reacts to Maine Girls Allegedly Throwing Cat Dart Out of Moving Car
The videos upset viewers, particularly because Dart appeared frightened while the people inside the car laughed. One person wrote, “That cat did nothing to ya’ll and looked so scared this actually broke my heart i hope you all get what you deserve.”
Another commenter was furious with the girls’ behavior, saying, “Some people haven’t been punched in their *expletive* mouth and you can tell.” Others questioned whether the incident could amount to animal cruelty. “This is 100% animal cruelty which is a felony in all 50 states,” one viewer claimed.
One commenter also questioned what kind of example the people involved were setting, writing, “Hope they’re never employed again, absolutely disturbing behavior from disgusting individuals. Even more horrific two of them are young mothers, if they’d do this to a poor innocent animal, lord only knows what kind of bad environment and influences their poor children are exposed to.”
Another viewer shared the same concern about the treatment of Dart, asking, “Isn’t this considered animal cruelty??! Poor cat. Aren’t they old enough to know better tf.”
Fortunately, there was a happy update. Ashanti later returned to Facebook to announce that Dart had made it home safely. She thanked members of the community who helped spread the word and bring him back.
