Cute week-old kittens dumped in plastic bag
AN arrested man caught with cannabis has been fined.
Sam Jowett faces trial over eight charges of assault involving his ex. He is also accused of harassing her and damaging her mobile phone.
Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that the 26-year-old was arrested from an address in Deighton on July 7.
The officers stopped and searched him and a small amount of cannabis was found on him.
Jowett, of Warneford Road in Cowlersley, pleaded guilty to possession of a class B drug and admitted that it was for his own personal use.
The labourer was fined £253 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
His trial on the other matters will take place at the Huddersfield court on December 13. FOUR kittens found dumped in a tied bin bag were only ONE WEEK old – and one still had its umbilical cord attached.
The kittens, which still had their eyes closed, were found by a woman on a patch of grass near to her house on Oak Road at Bradley at around 7am on Wednesday, September 6.
She took them inside and made sure they were warm before contacting the RSPCA who managed to find them a ‘foster mum’ – a cat which recently had two kittens.
RSPCA Inspector Emma Dingley said the kittens were lucky to have survived and that dumping them in a tied black bin bag was a “heartless act.”
She said: “They have got a mum now which is lovely. They will go to be checked at eight weeks and will then be rehomed, hopefully in pairs.”
She said it was rare for kittens to be found dumped in such a way.
Emma added: “I would like to raise awareness of these kind of events and ask the public to be vigilant and report any unusual activity.
“This was a heartless act. There are shelters and animal branches willing to help if people ask.”
She urged cat owners to have their animals neutered.
“If you are struggling there is help out there,” she said. “The best thing to prevent unwanted litters is neutering.”
The number to contact if people need help or wish to report an incident is 0300 1244 999.