Police probe after abandoned kittens located in Lismore

Police are investigating after three distressed kittens were handed in at a vet in the state’s north this week, NSW Police say.

On Thursday 22 December 2016, a man found three kittens in a zipped leather bag hanging from the tow ball of his silver Pajero parked near a recycling centre on Brewster Street, Lismore.

Just before midday, he attended a vet clinic on Uralba Street, Lismore, where the animals were taken in for emergency treatment. They had a temperature of 41 degrees and were highly distressed.

Police from Richmond Local Area Command were notified and commenced an investigation.

Officers would like to speak to the man who dropped the kittens at the vet and urge anyone with information to come forward.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.

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