Kittens stuffed inside plastic bag
Thursday 12th April 2007, 10:12AM BST.
Two kittens died and another was left fighting for its life after they were crammed into a plastic bag and dumped in Whitchurch.
A night security guard spotted the blue bag in Mile Bank. He discovered two dead kittens inside and another desperately ill.
The man, who has not been named, made the grim find last week as he headed home.
The incident follows a similar one last year when three cats were abandoned in a bag in Wrexham Road, leaving one dead.
Following the latest discovery on April 4, the poorly male kitten, believed to be just eight weeks old, was taken to the RSPCA’s wildlife centre and cattery at Stapeley Grange, in Nantwich.
Emergency treatment was given to the little animal, nicknamed Oliver by RSPCA staff, and he is now recovering from his ordeal.
Staff believe the other two kittens either died from suffocation or exposure.
Wendy Northrop, animal care assistant at Stapeley Grange, said: “The security guard was devastated by it and he couldn’t believe someone had done that. The little male kitten is still poorly.”
The team at the wildlife centre and cattery will vaccinate the kitten and eventually find him a new home.
Miss Northrop added: “Whoever has done this is very irresponsible and if they were found out they could be prosecuted for animal abandonment or cruelty.”
Anyone with information about the kittens can call the cattery on 0870 4427102.
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I hope they find the piece of scum who did this and stuff them in a bag to die!
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blue-eyes you took the words right out of my mouth
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when you find the scum bag pass them to me i will put the person in the bag
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Someone must know which evil beast did this. To cover up for scum like that is also evil.
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This really saddens me. I am a cat lover and it really upsets me to read something like this. The person who did this is the scum of the earth and if i ever caught someone doing something like this i would cut their fingers off. DISGUSTING.
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I think that this thing was very bad.
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poor things that is crule
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