A plastic bag that was laying by the side of the road and moving caught the attention of a family that was strolling down a peaceful country road. Four tiny newborn kittens with still-attached umbilical cords were inside when they promptly ran over to explore.
The family immediately contacted rescuers at the RSPCA, who were just as shocked as the family was that someone would be heartless enough to leave the sweet little kittens to die like that.
“It is clear that whoever dumped these kittens did so with the intention of leaving them to die,” Sheona Morley, an inspector with the RSPCA, said in a press release. “At such a young age, they are totally reliant on their mum and it is heartbreaking that they have been taken away from their mum at such a young and vulnerable age.”
With advice from the RSPCA, the family who found the kittens chose to retain all four of them as small new members of their family since they are devoted animal lovers and developed attachments to them as soon as they were saved.
Thankfully, these kittens have since found a wonderful home, but if they hadn’t been spotted, things may have turned out far worse.
The kittens need to be bottle-fed every two hours, but the family has been totally up for the challenge and, so far, all four kittens seem to be thriving in their new home. The family has named the kittens Midnight, Hobo, Sprinkles and Jelly Bean.
The kittens’ new mother, Samantha Walker, stated in a news release that “the kittens are doing exceptionally well so far – all four of them are strong.” We currently have three with their eyes open, and they are all gorgeous. We didn’t intend to adopt four more cats all at once, but we do intend to keep them because we have put so much effort into helping them live.
The small family most certainly wouldn’t have endured on their own for very long if Walker and her family hadn’t discovered the kittens when they did. They now share a fantastic new home and, with any luck, will all develop into happy, healthy, and robust cats.
It is an incredible disgrace that kids were abandoned, Walker added, so I really hope someone comes forward with information.
