A tabby kitten was found abandoned in her carrier on a Newport street discarded like rubbish, with no access to water and minimal food. 

Volunteers from Cats Protection Gwent were called to help when the young cat was spotted by a kind-hearted dog walker. Sally, as the cat has been named in honour of the lady who found her, was spotted locked in a plastic carrier on London Street in Maindee on Thursday, 5 March around 7am.  

Sally, who is believed to be around six months old, had been left by the side of the road with a plastic bag of her remaining food supplies on the pavement beside the carrier. She had no water and a single sachet of food had been left inside with her. 

Glynis Davies, Branch Coordinator for Cats Protection Gwent, says: “We fear that little Sally was dumped on the street intentionally as household waste and recycling are collected the day before she was found. There is a therefore a chance she had been there all night after being put out with the bins but thankfully not collected.”   

Although understandably nervous after her ordeal, Sally, who was not microchipped, has been checked over by a vet and has been given a clean bill of health.   

Glynis explains: “Although there is never any excuse for dumping a cat in this way, we understand that sometimes situations feel overwhelming. We suspect Sally’s owner cared enough to leave a supply of food with her, perhaps hoping she would be found. Sally was lucky that she was spotted but the outcome could have been very different.  

“We would like to encourage anyone who is thinking of giving away or abandoning their cat to think twice and contact us, another rescue organisation or vet for help. We all know that circumstances change and even if we cannot take a cat in straight away, we will always do our best to support you in the interim and work out the best solution for you and your cat.”    

Sally will soon be ready for a new home, at which time her details will be posted on the branch’s website www.cats.org.uk/gwent  

If anybody would like to send a gift for Sally, the branch has a wishlist to help the cats in its care: www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2BVO7MGA5CIV6   

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Images of Sally and the carrier she was found in can be downloaded here.