WKYC of North Ridgeville, Ohio follows up on the story where a humane society officer executed several feral kittens in front of a group of children. The kittens were feral and the officer had been called to take the cats away for fear of a flea infestation. The police department is defending the shooting as a humane method of euthanasia, however they are refusing to address the proximity where the officer decided to kill the cats. Citizens have been outraged about the story and a national debate has emerged about the rights of animals and their treatment.