HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A cat from Hartford is in critical condition, as animal cruelty cases in Connecticut rise.

Bogart, a cat from the Hartford area that was found badly injured, is now getting emergency veterinary care.

“It looks like he has at least two broken legs,” said Caroline Abate, Animals for Life.

Caroline Abates works with Animals for Life, a shelter based in Naugatuck.

She spent her Saturday with Bogart after a good Samaritan convinced his owner to hand him over.

They don’t know much about the conditions he was living in.

“We did hear, and it is on social media, that they didn’t have any cat food so they were feeding him ramen noodles and mashed potatoes, which is not appropriate for an animal,” Abate said.

He is now in critical condition.

The good news is Bogart is

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