Tiny kitten left to die after having ‘testicles cut off with scissors’

A tiny kitten was left to die in a park after being shaved and having his testicles cut off with scissors.

The male kitten, believed to be between 12 and 14 weeks old, was found at around 8am this morning by a dog walker in a park in Preston, Lancashire.

He had been left in a small box and was covered in his own faeces.

The tiny kitty is said to have only a 50% chance of surviving his wounds after he was attacked by unknown thugs.

He remains on a drip at Robert Jones Veterinary Surgery in Blackpool, Lancashire, and the RSPCA are currently investigating.

The starved and shaved kitten was brought to Blackpool Cats in Care rescue where shocked volunteers found him clinging to life.

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Cats in Care volunteer, Janet Moores, said: ‘This is the worst case of animal abuse we have seen in a very long time.

‘You can clearly see that the hair on his head has been cut with scissors, and the vet said his testicles had also been cut with scissors.

‘In an ideal world he’d probably have an operation to remove the infected parts, but he’s just too weak to pull through. His body’s in shock.

‘He has definitely been a pet. He’s too friendly to have been a feral. He’s very, very skinny and he has been starved, and he’s so dehydrated.

‘It’s obvious that whoever has done this has put him in just a small box or carrier because he is covered in his own urine and faeces. He’s obviously been locked somewhere small.

‘It was very clear before we even looked at his back end that he had scissor marks all over his head.

‘They have chopped off all his fur as if they were playing hairdressers and when we looked underneath it’s very clear they have cut his testicles off as well.

‘It’s barbaric. Whoever has done this are sick, sick people.’

Janet added: ‘We’re hoping and praying that he’s going to pull through because he has suffered beyond belief.

‘The RSPCA have been amazing, and the vets. They rushed him straight onto a drip. He will be in the vets for a long, long time.

‘He needs lots of fluids, and antibiotics because his body temperature is very, very low. He’s going to need an operation to fix his back end because his testicles are cut through.

‘Fingers crossed he is going to pull through and we can get the poor little mite home because we’d love to find him a lovely family where he’s never going to suffer like this again.’

The RSPCA has been approached for comment.