THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 21, 2020 at 07:00 JST
The kitten in this 2018 image was born at a breeding facility in Saitama Prefecture. A former staff member said it was left by the operator to wallow in its mother’s watery excrement and died the day after this photo was taken. (Provided by an animal protection organization)
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