The household of felines have been left at a bus cease inside a cat provider
A mom cat and her three kittens have been deserted inside a grimy cat provider at a bus cease in Surrey, prompting the RSPCA to ask the general public for assist.
The household of cats have been discovered by a sort passerby on the bus cease in Chilworth Road, Guildford, on Monday, 5 February at round 2.30pm. Thankfully, the finder was in a position to take the cats dwelling with them to offer them some meals and water earlier than contacting the RSPCA for assist.
Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Ben Fitzcosta collected the cats from the caller and took them into the care of RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre in Chobham.
He stated: “These poor cats had been dumped like garbage at a bus cease down a quiet, rural street in Guildford. The mom and her three kittens have been squashed inside one cat provider with a grimy material or blanket and disregarded within the chilly. We’re so grateful that somebody noticed their plight and rescued them.
“They are in good well being however have been extraordinarily burdened once I collected them and can now go into our care till an proprietor is discovered or they are often rehomed.”
Last 12 months, the RSPCA acquired 20,999 stories about an deserted animal – greater than in 2022, 2021 and 2020, and 217 of those stories got here from Surrey.
Ben added: “There isn’t an excuse to desert an animal like this. We perceive that circumstances can change and a few folks might wrestle to care for his or her pets, particularly if this feminine cat had a litter of kittens which the house owners weren’t anticipating. But we’d urge anybody who’s struggling to please attain out for assist and by no means abandon your pets.
“We would additionally at all times encourage house owners to get their cats neutered from 4 months outdated to stop undesirable and surprising litters of kittens being born which though cute might be very expensive and time consuming – as we anticipate the earlier house owners of those cats found.”
The mom, a black four-year-old cat, has now been named Zodiac by the workers at RSPCA MIllbrook whereas her kittens, who’re round 10-12 weeks outdated, have been named Hunter, Ace and Vogue.
The household of cats are doing effectively – Zodiac wants some dental therapy however is in any other case in good well being and is a really candy and pleasant feline. Her kittens are extremely shy suggesting they haven’t had a lot human socialisation however fortunately there aren’t any well being considerations.
Ben added: “We’re now interesting for anybody with data on how these cats got here to be on the bus cease, or anybody who recognises them, to please assist our investigations by contacting our inspectorate attraction line on 0300 123 8018.”
This 12 months the RSPCA celebrates its two hundredth birthday. To mark this particular anniversary the animal welfare charity desires to encourage a million folks to hitch their motion to enhance animals’ lives. To discover out how one can be a part of go to www.rspca.org.uk/200.