Heartless owner dumps cat and six kittens in taped up Asda microwave box in middle of street

A cat and six kittens were found taped up inside a cardboard box that had been dumped in a street in Oldham.

A resident on Netherhouse Road in Shaw alerted the RSPCA after they found the Asda George microwave box which they initially believed contained just one cat, on the pavement outside their home on Sunday (April, 2).

An inspector from the animal charity, Rachel Whalley, rushed to the scene to collect the cat however when she opened the box at a nearby vets she was left stunned to find that there were also six kittens inside.

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The box had been closed with sticky tape with air holes left in the top of the box. The charity says it could easily have been mistaken for rubbish and taken away or been hit by a vehicle on the road.

However, the roughly one-year-old mum and her three-week-old babies are doing well and are in the care of the RSPCA's Manchester and Salford branch.

Ms Whalley is now leading an investigation into who dumped the animals. The RSPCA say it is likely they were dumped due to the mum having unwanted kittens and have reiterated the importance of owners having their cats neutered.

"They were all obviously frightened but otherwise appeared in good health," Ms Whalley said. “It seems someone has dumped them in this box which was shut with sticky tape and air holes were left in the top. They were then just left in the street in a very vulnerable position.

“The box could have easily been mistaken for rubbish or a vehicle could have run over the box. It is sad to think what could have happened to them if they hadn’t been found.

“They were in an Asda box which contained a George microwave so I am appealing for anyone who saw someone