A hamster was left secured a medicine ball in its cage and discarded near some bins.
Thankfully neighbours identified the small rodent, abandoned in Catlyn Close, West Malling, and rapidly got it help.
The animal was taken in by the citizens on Tuesday (August 15) who called the RSPCA.
She is now in their care and getting lots of TLC.
However, the ginger Syrian hamster was discovered to have an eye infection and was really starving and thirsty.
RSPCA inspector Kirsten Ormerod said said the animal “was very lucky to have been discovered” which she feared what might have taken place if she had actually stayed in the bin when they were gathered.
She said: “She’d been secured inside the exercise ball which had then been put inside the cage, so she wasn’t easy to see and could have very easily been undiscovered.
“Abandoning an animal is never the right thing to do, and this hamster was left vulnerable to all sorts of dangers.
“I’m keen to hear from anyone with information about who owns her. The cage she was left inside is quite distinctive – five stories tall with pink and blue plastic tunnels around the outside, so I’m hopeful someone will recognise the cage.”
Anyone with details can get in touch with the RSPCA’s inspector’s appeal line number by calling 0300 123 8018.
The RSPCA has actually seen a big increase in the variety of animal desertions this year. In June alone there were 2,047 occurrences reported to the charity RSPCA, compared to 1,527 in June in 2015 –a 34% boost.
In order to fight this increase the charity has actually introduced its Cancel Out Cruelty campaign, to money its frontline rescue groups.
The RSPCA has actually devoted cost-of-living assistance to help owners with veterinarian costs and food expenses that includes a telephone helpline on 0300 123 0650 and an online center.
