A litter of tiny kittens were found in a back street after being cruelly abandoned and left overnight in chilling temperatures.
The adorable kittens were just four or five days old when they were discovered in Shipcote Terrace, Gateshead, by a member of the public at 7am on September 29, and were still so juvenile that they had not yet opened their eyes since being born.
All five kittens - four females and one male - were taken to the RSPCA and have so far defied the odds and survived. It was feared that they might die due to hunger and being away from their mother but, under the care of cattery supervisor and RSCPA inspector Rachel Hurst, are going from strength to strength.
