Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary rescued a young mum cat and her 4 children after a bicyclist discovered among the kittens on Commerce Street, close to the hectic A56 bypass over the bank vacation weekend.
Cat rescuer Rosie Allan raced down and gathered the 4 kittens however regrettably wasn’t able to record the mum cat.
The sanctuary then appealed for help and a lady handled to trap the mum on Tuesday, who has actually given that been reunited with her children at the Edenfield sanctuary.
The felines are now safe (Image: Bleakholt)
Sanctuary Manager Karen Weed said: “The black kittens were discovered disposed in a wood location in a bag near a primary roadway and among them had actually roamed out.
“We believe that they had actually existed a couple of days in the bag and the mum is requiring additional treatment after remaining in the sealed bag which she handled to open.
“A bicyclist sounded the sanctuary after discovering the kitten and luckily somebody had the ability to gather the others however the mum escaped.
The mum cat is now safe (Image: Bleakholt)
“After a day or 2, a beautiful lady handled to trap the mum, who was just around 18 months old, and brought her to the sanctuary to reunite them although the mum is extremely weak and on a drip.
“Whoever dumped them was so cruel, especially if the bag was sealed, and it was close to a road and, if they had been there much longer, they could have all been run over. They are thankfully all safe with us now.”
The kittens are just around 4 weeks old and are still too young to be embraced at this phase so will be up for adoption when they are prepared.
To adopt go to www.bleakholt.org to sign up an interest.
Bleakholt likewise desires to make individuals mindful that they require to sterilize cats to stop undesirable pregnancies and more circumstances like this.
