Kittens dumped in rucksack 'lucky' to be found

4 hours ago

Indy Almroth-WrightSouth of England

News image — Volunteers are feeding the kittens with bottles every two hours, day and night

Animals In Need - Weymouth Tiny black kitten lying on its tummy on a red towel drinking from a small milk bottle. — Volunteers are feeding the kittens with bottles every two hours, day and night

Three kittens found dumped in a rucksack near a railway station are "very lucky" to have been found, a wildlife rescue group has said.

The kittens, two girls and a boy, thought to be about one week old, were discovered by a passerby near Upwey railway station in Weymouth, Dorset, on Tuesday.

The tiny kittens, who have yet to open their eyes, were taken into the care of nearby Animals In Need where volunteers are bottle-feeding them every two hours.

The rescue group said it would look after the trio until they were weaned and fully independent. They will then go to Cats Protection where they will be spayed or neutered and microchipped ready to find their new homes.

Animals In Need - Weymouth Three very small black kittens in a pile on a white towel. — A member of the public picked up the three one-week-old kittens near Upwey railway station

The volunteers from the group, who help domestic and wild animals. said: "They are very lucky to have been found, and we think they were found fairly soon after being dumped.

"They have quickly taken to bottle-feeding and are doing well."

The group has appealed on its Facebook page to the person who abandoned the kittens to get in contact. The volunteers have offered to help if the owners would like to get the kitten's mother spayed.