Cats tied in plastic bags: Sickening new trend as four kittens are latest dumped in sacks
BRITAIN'S cats in plastic sacks scandal has taken a sickening new twist with four kittens dumped in a bin bag.
RSPCA workers feed ADORABLE abandoned kittens
These terrified youngsters were found drenched in their own urine and covered in fleas after being hurled into bushes inside the tied-up plastic bag.
Luckily, a passerby spotted the bag with the kittens’ carrier squeezed inside and which had been dumped at Chesterton, near Peterborough.
All were underweight and in a poor state of health but after intensive nursing at Blue Cross Cambridge, they are expected to go to new homes at a future date. All four kittens have been named after Game of Thrones characters as they recover from their frightening ordeal.
These cats were found drenched in their own urine and covered in fleas inside a tied-up plastic bag
This latest heartless disposal of kittens in a plastic sack mirrors a horrific spate of identical disposals over the past week.
It is tragic that so many pets are dumped like this
The RSPCA is investigating cases in Birmingham, Salford and Abercynon, Wales, where newborn kittens were left to die in plastic bags rather than their owners take them to animal shelters. Several never survived.
Only by chance did the Game of Thrones kittens – Robb, Jon, Rickon and Bran – all pull through.
Sarah Bates, Blue Cross Cambridge Animal Welfare Supervisor, explained: “They were covered in fleas and soaked in their own urine when they were brought into us, no doubt due to their terrifying experience of being trapped in the carrier in the darkness.
All cats were underweight and in a poor state of health but are expected to go to new homes
The RSPCA is investigating cases where newborn kittens were left to die in plastic bags
“We’ve no idea how long they had been tied up in the bag before they were found but they were very underweight and they may not have survived much longer had they not been discovered.
“It is tragic that so many pets are dumped like this. We don’t know why this is happening but every year we take in hundreds of abandoned or stray kittens left to fend for themselves.”
More than 30,000 cats were collected by animal welfare charities last year, with the highest numbers during the peak “kitten season” summer months.
The Blue Cross spokesman added: “We ask cat owners to make sure their pets are neutered to prevent unwanted litters. We’d also call on all pet owners to take their pets to their local rehoming centres rather than to dump them if their circumstances change and they can no longer look after their pet.”