
The RSPCA is appealing for information after two kittens were tragically found dead with horrific injuries on a walker’s route in North Lincolnshire.
On the evening of Wednesday, January 9, a member of the public who was walking on Marsh Lane in Winteringham, near Scunthorpe, discovered the bodies of the very young kittens at two locations close to each other near the small brook Haven Drain and an equestrian centre. One of the kittens was ginger, while the other was a ginger and black tabby.
After taking the animals to a local veterinary practice, it was confirmed that one of the kittens had suffered trauma to the head, while the other had a large stomach laceration which may have been inflicted by a sharp instrument. A spokesperson for the RSPCA said the injuries do not appear to be the result of contact with wildlife.
It marks the second time in a year that young felines have been left at the location. Last year, four kittens were found abandoned in the same place. Luckily, they were unscathed and have since been rehomed.
The RSPCA would now like to speak to anyone who was in the area on the day the kittens were discovered and saw anything suspicious, or anyone who has information about people locally who are known to have been trying to give up their cats.
RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer James Dack, who is investigating, said: “This was a horrendous discovery for anyone to make as these kittens had suffered really terrible injuries.
“At the moment we can’t say for certain what happened but it does appear they have not fallen prey to wildlife – the laceration on one of the kittens looks like a surgical cut. These deaths appear to be suspicious and it is certainly a bit bizarre to have two kittens found with injuries like these close to each other.
“This is a quiet rural area, but it is used by walkers and we are hoping someone may have seen something or knows something about who owned these kittens.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the RSPCA appeals line number on 0300 123 8018 and quote incident number 01428132.
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