An investigation is ongoing after a 7-month-old kitten was found severely injured on a busy road in Michigan, with 35 pellet shots across her small body.

In a post shared on Facebook on Friday, the Humane Society of Huron Valley launched an appeal to help identify those responsible for the shooting of the kitten, who was found near the intersection of Carpenter Road and Washtenaw Avenue, close to the Red Lobster in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

“The kitten, now named Sugar, has numerous wounds across her face and body. X-rays indicate she withstood approximately 35 pellets shot from a BB gun. Sugar has several severe injuries, including on her eyelid, between her eyes and throughout her small frame.

“Sugar is in the care of our medical team, and we have already moved several pellets embedded in her torso and one dangerously close to her left eye. Despite the severity of her assault and injuries, she is incredibly sweet and just wants love,” the post reads.

The Humane Society of Huron Valley, located at 3100 Cherry Hill Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan, told Newsweek that Sugar was brought in by a concerned resident who found her with severe injuries and immediately rushed to help her.