Ok, before you get all worked up over this, I want you to know ahead of time the kitten is just fine thank you.

We had a similar "oh that's just awful" situation that turned out fine. Someone spotted a crow trying to make off with a 3 week-old kitten. They chased the crow off, took the poor thing to the vet, and Ellen and I nursed him until he was big enough to eat on his own. He got adopted and is now king of the house somewhere.

Sometimes it turns out OK.