Appeal over death of kittens found in street

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Image caption, The kittens were found by a member of the public on Seven Stars Road

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Two kittens have died after their necks were broken and their skulls damaged, an animal welfare charity has said.

The RSPCA said the animals were found dead with injuries 鈥渃onsistent with being thrown against a wall鈥 in Seven Stars Road in Leyland, Lancashire on Tuesday morning.

A vet said he believed the injuries had been caused deliberately.

The RSPCA appealed for local residents to check any footage for suspicious behaviour and contact them with any information.

'Appalling violence'

The kittens' eyes were missing and their bodies were covered in blood, it added.

RSPCA animal rescue officer Adam Wormwell said: "It seems someone has deliberately ended the lives of these two young kittens by inflicting the most appalling violence on them."

The sex of both of the kittens, who were about six months old, is unknown.

One of them was black and one was brown.

Mr Wormwell added: 鈥淯nfortunately neither kitten was microchipped, so we don鈥檛 know who they belonged to or where they might have come from.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a horrific incident which has greatly upset everyone involved, and I鈥檇 particularly like to thank the kind member of the public who found them and took what action they could.鈥

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