Helpless kitten found frozen still in dried paint after 'unimaginable cruelty'

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kitten was subjected to a cruel attack after attackers covered her with paint.The feline was "unable to move" after being found completely doused in white emulsion paint on the side of the road by an animal shelter volunteer with the incident reported to have occurred on Godstone Road in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.The volunteer spoke of the kitten's condition when she found her and called the ordeal "terrible".READ MORE: Tragedy as rare kitten born with two faces dies after found unconscious under blanketShe explained: “She was just laid in the gutter freezing cold and unable to move as the paint had dried.“The kitten was shaking.

She had paint on her which had hardened so she was completely stiff.”4 The Love of Cats Rescue, a Rotherham-based non-profit organisation that aims to rehome cats and kittens throughout South Yorkshire, examined the kitten before securing her a new home.Several animal charities spoke out against the incident with Cats Protection, a charity founded in 1927 that has helped rehome over 1.5 million cats, urging anybody that has information to come forward and contact both the police and the RSPCA.Alongside the rehoming of cats, Cats Protection aims to encourage the neutering of cats as well as improve the public's knowledge of cats and the best way to care for them, and they said they were deeply concerned about the cruelty that was on display in Rotherham.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The RSPCA, who are the largest animal welfare charity in the UK, denounced the incident and said they were appalled.An RSPCA spokesperson said: "This sounds absolutely awful and we are grateful to the member of the public who saved this defenceless.