Animals

Kitten hit by car, dumped in alleyway and left to die in pouring rain


The little cat had a horrific injury on its belly (Picture: SMS)

A kitten has died after being hit by a car and dumped in a dirty alleyway.

Volunteers discovered the kitten lying motionless on its side under a soaking blanket, in the city of Veles, North Macedonia.

They now believe the kitten, who they called Felix, was hit by a car, causing devastating injuries, and left to die in the pouring rain.

It’s not known who or when a blanket was placed over its broken body.

He was picked up from the ground and placed in a cardboard box before being taken to a vet by Saving Macedonian Strays (SMS).

The lifeless cat was picked off the floor and put in a cardboard box (Picture: SMS)

Despite the best efforts to save the kitten, he fell into a coma and died, the charity said.

Julie Matthews from SMS said: ‘Had he been taken into the warm straight away he probably would have survived.’

She added: ‘Sadly, dogs and cats are hit by cars all the time. Dogs are often found on the highways. No one stops. They are just left to die.’

Julie registered the voluntary charity in the UK to work alongside a group of young Macedonians committed to rescuing stray animals.

The cat was left to die in the pouring rain (Picture: SMS)
Someone put the dying cat under a soaking blanket in the dirty alleyway (Picture: SMS)

Since SMS was founded in 2015, the charity says they have rescued thousands of animals from suffering, abuse and neglect, and prevented millions more from being born into a life of suffering with a neuter programme.

She said: ‘North Macedonia is approximately the same size as Wales, with a human population of two million.

‘There are estimated to be more stray dogs than people. It’s hard to imagine what it’s like unless you visit and see for yourself.

She added: ‘We have rescued thousands of animals over the past five years and sadly not all of them get their happy ending.’

The SMS team has developed a basic shelter in the city of Veles, where they currently care for over 200 dogs, a few cats and two horses.





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