Two cats have been rescued by the RSPCA after being abandoned in an underpass near Worcester.
The animals, who were dumped in a pet carrier, were spotted by a member of the public and are now being looked after at The Holdings Animal Rehoming and Rescue Centre in Kempsey.
The RSPCA said Danny and Ambrose, who are thought to be aged between two and five years old, have been left traumatised by their ordeal.
Staff and volunteers are working hard to build up the pair’s confidence and trust in humans.
Claire Wood from the RSPCA’s Worcester and Mid Worcestershire branch, which runs the rehoming centre, said: “Both cats were thankfully brought into our care but they’re clearly confused and bewildered by what has happened and who can blame them?
“Danny has already accepted some tentative head strokes and our job now is to change their perception of humans and find them new homes where they will experience love, kindness and security.”
The RSPCA is also looking after four kittens and their mum that were left in a gateway to a field in Walsall Wood with just a bag of biscuits and half a plastic bottle filled with water.
A motorist said they saw a car driving away at speed before noticing several cats earlier this month.
RSPCA inspector Claire Davey attended the scene and managed to find the mother cat hiding in a hedge, but it wasn’t until the next day that her colleague, animal rescue officer Rachel Leafe, found the four kittens meowing in distress in the field.
29% rise in pet abandonments
Thought to be aged between 12 and 16 weeks, the kittens were reunited with their mum and checked over by a vet.
Claire said: “Whatever situation someone finds themselves in, abandoning animals is never okay. This cat family was lucky, but there’s no guarantee that animals will be found or not become hurt or lost when they are left like this.”
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The RSPCA has seen a 29 per cent increase in abandonments over the winter and is braced for one of the toughest summers it’s ever faced.
The charity is concerned that more animals will be abandoned in the face of rising costs.
Information and help is available on the RSPCA website for anyone struggling to look after their pets.
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