Animal charity outraged after kitten found suffocated in plastic bag and dumped in Donegal
Stephen Maguire
An animal charity has slammed people who dumped a kitten in a plastic bag and dumped it at the side of a road in Co Donegal.
The remains of the kitten were found in a bag at Convent Road in Falcarragh along with other household rubbish.
Donegal animal charity, Animals in Need, said the bag was tied so tight it probably was intended to suffocate the kitten before it was dumped.
A spokesperson for the charity said "We know Ireland is in a crisis with unwanted kittens being born, but to tie up a bag with a kitten inside and dump it on the roadside is beyond any excuse in the world.
"Imagine the shock of the person who found this bag and saw the poor kitten. Was the kitten alive when the bag was tied up? Well, why else go to such an effort to tie it up so tightly?"
The charity added that thankfully it was not children who came across the gruesome find.
They added: "Kids could have come (upon) that bag and seen the dreadful sight of the poor defenceless kitten inside, suffocated!
"The person doing this clearly thought little of the kitten and as little of anyone coming across their crime. It's sad, and very worrying, that people like that walk amongst us."
The charity currently has dozens of cats and kittens on his books waiting to be rehomed.
But they appealed to cat owners to have their adult cats neutered.
"We know rescues are stretched but this kitten should never have been born into suffering like this.
"Please, make sure adult cats get neutered before kittens are born. We can help with cost. Please - let's avoid ever seeing a sight like this again."
"RIP little kitten."
