A New Orleans driver was behind 2 pickup trucks traveling side by side on Interstate 10 Saturday when all of a sudden the drivers of the 2 trucks began dropping kittens on Interstate 10, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

"All of a sudden, there were kittens all over the highway," James McAllister, who was behind the 2 trucks, said. "You really couldn't help but run over them at that speed. It made me sick to my stomach.

"Looking down, there were 2, 3, 4 to the right of me. There were more to the left. They were all around me," he said. "It was like a horror movie."

According to McAllister, passengers in the trucks apparently dropped the kittens in bags. Police are conducting an investigation based on license plate numbers provided by McAllister.

Jeff Dorson of the Humane Society of Louisiana said there have been a number of reports of kittens being tossed on roadways. "People think these kittens are disposable, as if they're a cigarette butt or an empty soda can," he said.

Juliana Ackil said she found 2 dead kittens and a seriously wounded cat in separate incidents in May. She says people who drop kittens from moving vehicles aren’t just doing it to get rid of unwanted animals.

"If you want to get rid of a kitten, you can just let it go in the woods," she said. "These people are choosing to throw them in the street for the shock value."