The RSPCA says it wants information about where kitten Apley may have come from.
He has been named Apley, after the area of Telford he was found inIt is also urging people to seek help if they are struggling to care for their pets amid the rising cost of livingHe was discovered by a dog walker on the pavement in a layby of the A442 close to Apley Pool in Telford on Wednesday.The RSPCA is asking for anyone with information about the kitten to come forward.He must have been so frightened," she said.
“He was left inside the cardboard box with the lid folded in on itself, and we are very grateful to the dog walker who came across the box and saw it move.""Friendly and cheeky" Apley is in a good condition, she added, despite having fleas.If no-one came forward, he would be rehomed, Ms Davey said. “We know times are tough at the moment and the cost of living is really affecting families who are struggling with their pets and the costs that come with them,” she added.
“But we ask for people not to abandon and dump these animals - but to seek help from charities and organisations out there.
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