

The Canadian Press





BARRIE, Ont. - Police responding to a call of an assault on a pregnant woman in the central Ontario city of Barrie on Tuesday found her barefoot and crying on the front step.

Next to the woman, the officers saw what appeared to be a frozen squirrel in a Beefaroni can.

Then the can moved.

It turned out to be a small kitten with its head stuck in the can.

Officers took the kitten to the Ontario SPCA where the can was safely removed and the kitten is doing well.

An 18-year-old Barrie man faces assault charges and police say the woman didn't require medical attention.