The kittens, stated an animal rescuer, had been most likely solely a day old once they had been rescued on Monday.
Chembur resident Aniket Bhondve drove to workplace and stated he heard a faint mewing whereas parking, however assumed it was a stray cat on the road.
In the night, throughout his trip again home, intermittent purring and mewing was clearly audible. “I regarded contained in the automotive, however couldn’t discover any cat… When I opened the bonnet, I discovered a cat inside with 4 kittens (screengrab above),” he stated.
Cat ran away after rescue, returned later for kittens and moved to a safe spot
Chembur resident Aniket Bhondve was stunned to see a cat and its 4 newborns taken out unscathed from the engine cavity beneath the hood of his automotive after he had returned from work earlier this week. A day earlier, he had travelled from Panvel to Chembur. After the rescue, volunteer Rajesh Mahadik of animal welfare NGO, Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW), stated the kittens appeared simply littered. “We tried to bring the cat and her babies out, but the mother was aggressive,” he stated.
Co-rescuer Siddhant Dhanawade, who’s adept at dealing with home felines, chipped in. He placed on a pair of gloves and tried to convey the mom out. “Naturally, she tried to bite and claw at me, but she calmed down later and I could get her out. Also, the mother must have been hungry as she was holed up inside all day.” As quickly because the cat was introduced out, she vanished. The rescuers, anxious concerning the new child kittens, scooped them out and placed them in a basket and placed a digital camera entice to maintain observe of the mom’s return.
“She did come back late at night but took only two of the four kittens. Thankfully, she returned later for the other two… She’s moved her babies to some other safe place,” stated Mahadik. It’s nonetheless a thriller how she received beneath the automotive bonnet.
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“One possibility is that she found this to be a safe place to litter. Also, when temperature drops, animals tend to slip into vehicles for warmth, especially in urban landscapes,” stated Pawan Sharma, president of RAWW.