Tiny kitten abandoned on the streets of phoenix

This is a photo of a poor little kitten I found in central phoenix. Abandoned by the mother, she was suffering from some sort of breathing issue and was near death. I took the picture of her through the side handles of a usps mail parcel box, which was the only thing I could find.



I brought her to a vet who only charged me $48 to check her out and supply a tubed nutrient/protein thing and some antibiotics.

Sadly, after tireless efforts of warming and twice/daily medication-administering by my colleagues and me, the kitten died. We extended her life by a little over a week.



Such is life on the mean streets of phoenix.

Of course this is nothing compared to the countless chained pit-bulls that can be seen on a quick drive through pretty much ANY 8500- zip code.