A California police department is investigating a gut-churning video posted to social media that shows a teen boy throwing a kitten across the street.

The graphic video, which lasts less than 10 seconds, was posted to Snapchat, the Ontario (Calif.) Police Department said in a statement.

Cops said a local 16-year-old, identified on the social media platform as “Charlie,” is the one believed to have lifted the animal with both hands before flinging it cruelly into the air.

The kitten was seen hitting the ground, clearly in shock and pain.

Although the suspect has yet to be found and arrested, cops say they located the cat’s owner.

“The kitten survived the incident, but did suffer an injured leg,” the agency said in a press release. “The Inland Valley Humane Society is assisting with the investigation and the care of the injured animal.”

The cat’s owner, Perla, and her mother told NBC4 the video is too upsetting to watch.

The cat is a stray they found four months ago and named Spots.

The owner said she hopes the kitten-tossing teen is charged with animal abuse.

“I just want him to know he hurt a victim that can’t defend itself,” she said.

Police said they are withholding the suspect’s name due to his age — but neighbors say they know who he is.

“He hangs around here in the alley all the time,” Oscar Ramos told CBSLA.

“They think they’re cool. He probably did it just to look cool on video.”