The RSPCA has launched an investigation and is urgently seeking information after kittens were discovered tied up in bags and abandoned in a bin in Camden Town.
The tiny kittens were found on two separate occasions, each tied inside plastic bags and discarded in a communal bin outside a block of flats on Juniper Crescent, London.
The first kitten was discovered on May 13 by a caretaker, who immediately took it to Medivet Kentish Town for urgent care. The second kitten was found in a similar situation on August 7.
RSPCA investigators are appealing to the public for any information that could help identify those responsible.
RSPCA Inspector Mike Beaman, who is investigating, said: “Thankfully both kittens survived their ordeal which is somewhat of a miracle. Both kittens could easily have suffocated inside the plastic bag, died of dehydration or starvation, or even been crushed by the refuse collectors.
“The first kitten – who was named Binky by the vets caring for her – has been rehomed and is doing really well. The second kitten, Socks, is now being hand-reared by a veterinary nurse while the vet centre looks for a suitable foster home for her.
“The vets reported the incidents to the police and, following the discovery of the second kitten, also contacted us at the RSPCA and I launched an investigation as it does seem suspicious that both were found in the same circumstances and we believe these cases could be linked .”
Both kittens were dehydrated and covered in fleas and thought to be around two-weeks-old.
The RSPCA is now appealing to the public in the area to come forward if they have any information about who dumped the kittens in the bin.
Anyone with information can contact the RSPCA’s inspector appeal line on 0300 123 8018, quoting reference 1326918.
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