A tiny kitten has been severely injured after it was thrown from the window of a moving car.
The tabby kitten, believed to be only ten to twelve weeks old, rolled several times and was left on the roadside to die.
Thankfully, the driver of the car behind saw what had happened and pulled over, despite initially thinking the animal was a piece of litter.
The kitten, now named Daisy, was taken to a nearby vet in Stoke-on-Trent for help, who called the RSPCA.
It happened around 11.55am on Saturday morning, with the dark blue car involved driving along Audley Road towards Alsager when the kitten was thrown.
The RSPCA is now appealing for witnesses to track down the culprit.
Inspector Caren Goodman-James said: ‘This is such a shocking incident. It is so upsetting to think anyone would consider doing this to an animal.
‘The poor kitten was seen hitting the road and rolled over a few times before stopping. The witness in the car behind had to swerve to avoid hitting her and initially thought she was a piece of rubbish that had been thrown out of the car.
‘It was only when the kitten moved her head up did they realise it was an animal and stopped their car to help.
‘We are so grateful to the driver that stopped to help poor Daisy. This poor kitten was just thrown to the kerb like a piece of rubbish. I have dealt with incidents of animals being dumped and abandoned before but this is extreme. It is very lucky that this little kitten survived.
‘The vet is hopeful that Daisy will pull through but the next 36 hours are crucial. She has a pull injury to her tail which means her tail will need to be amputated and she has a lower jaw fracture and head trauma.
‘There may be more damage but until she is fully stable we won’t know the full extent of her injuries.
‘We are hopeful there are other people who know what happened or have footage of it which could help us track down the person that did this to poor Daisy.
‘The car was on Audley Road just before the junction with Merelake Road and travelling towards Alsager from the A500 junction when Daisy was thrown out of the window.’
The RSPCA said they are bracing for for more animals to be abandoned this summer as lockdown is eased and people have less time, as well as due to the coronavirus pandemic taking a bit on finances.
During three months since lockdown began, the RSPCA has received reports about 3,492 abandoned animals – about 40 calls a day – including 1,165 cats.
If anyone has any information about how Daisy came to be abandoned, please contact the RSPCA inspectorate appeal line on 0300 123 8018.
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