Four kittens were found abandoned down a country lane after possibly being thrown out of a car in yesterday’s scorching heatwave.
The RSPCA was called by the police yesterday after a cat carrier was found dumped in Curtis Mill Lane in Romford.
Temperatures had reached 35°C by the time they were rescued and they may easily have died inside a carrier in the heat.
Animal welfare officer Siobhan Trinnaman said: ‘I am appalled that these kittens have been deliberately abandoned especially as it was 35 degrees where I picked them up.
‘We are just grateful that they were found when they were and that the caller waited with them. The kittens could have easily died in this box in this heat, the poor things.’
The kittens were found by a member of the public who had spotted the black and cream coloured cat carrier on the side of the road.
The RSPCA was told that from the way the carrier was found the finder believes it could have been thrown out of a car.
Siobhan added: ‘The poor little mites, they were so thin their spines were prominent and they are full of flu and all had sticky gunky eyes, so I took them straight to the RSPCA Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital where they will be kept in isolation while they are treated.
‘They are very poorly and we just hope they are strong enough to pull through.’
The four kittens are believed to be around 12 weeks old, with three girls and one boy. Two are white and two tabbies.
The RSPCA is appealing for information and urges anyone who may know who owns the kittens, or has any information in regards to this incident, to contact the charity’s appeal line on 0300 123 8018.
The RSPCA has continued to care for a rescue animals throughout the coronavirus pandemic. You can support the charity here.
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