Aussie the kitten, who was badly inuured after being thrown from a car near Bunbury on Australian Day. Picture: RSPCA Source: PerthNow A KITTEN has been left with broken legs and an injured jaw after it was thrown from a car on Australia Day. The RSPCA is calling for witnesses to the incident, where the four-week-old kitten was thrown from a hatch back vehicle on Heppingstone Road in Brunswick, near Bunbury, about midday on Saturday, January 26. The kitten suffered a badly broken hind leg, fractured front leg and injuries to another leg and its jaw. Brunswick Veterinary staff treated the kitten and are looking after it, making it as comfortable as possible, naming the short-haired tabby kitten Aussie after its Australia Day battle. "This is a despicable act of cruelty," RSPCA chief executive David van Ooran said. If caught, offenders can face up to $50,000 worth of fines and five years imprisonment under the Animal Welfare Act 2002. This is the second case of animal cruelty in the region in less than three weeks. A cat was shot with an arrow in suburban Eaton earlier this month. The RSPCA would like to hear from any witnesses to either incident and reports can be made confidentially to RSPCA's Cruelty Hotline on 1300 278 3589. The staff at the clinic are covering the cost of treating Aussie and would like to hear from anyone interested in adopting him once he's recovered.