The kittens have since been nicknamed “The 495 Five.”
“THANK YOU! To ALL our local towns for your attention and generosity! The 495 ‘five,’ are now in foster care withKing Philip Animal Rescue. Please see their FB page for updates! THANK YOU, to Sandie Coombs and her children for rushing in and bringing donations and helping hands to KPAR! Apparently the Coombs children are natural kitten feeders! THANK YOU to WCVB Channel 5 for picking up this animal welfare story and helping to advocate for those whom have no voice!” posted Wretham’s animal control officers, along with a video of the cute rescue kitties on Facebook.
Currently, the kittens are in the care of King Philip Animal Rescue. They are estimated to be about 4 weeks old and in need of bottle feeding for the next few weeks.
“The 495 ‘Five’ are going to need to be syringe fed/bottle fed using KMR kitten formula for a couple of weeks! If anyone can donate, please leave it in the Stop n Shop bin inside the door of the Plainville store! Ill get it to KPAR! Thank you ALL for stepping up and ALL for caring!” writesWrentham Mass. Animal Control on Facebook.
On Wednesday, police said they received information from several tipsters, which led them to a suspect. They thanked everyone who was so concerned on social media for helping them.
“We are actively following up with investigation to determine who is responsible for this act of animal cruelty. After we gather all information possible, we will release the suspect’s name and seek criminal charges. We will post a full and complete update when this investigation is concluded. Thank you to everyone, including those who stepped forward with information,” theWrentham Police Department posted on Facebook.
King Philip Animal Rescueposted on Wednesdaythat it was no longer accepting adoption applications for “The 495 Five.”
“The community outpouring for the sweet young 495-5, has been incredible! THANK YOU to everyone involved in every-way! However, we have received nearly 100 emails inquiring about adoption! So, sadly, we will not be able to accept more applications, and many will be disappointed…… but there are only FIVE babies! If anyone is looking for a kitten, our affiliateBay State Animal Cooperativestill has some available at this time!”
Criminal charges are likely in this animal cruelty case, and Police Chief William McGrath told theSun Chronicle, “We’re following up on that lead … We want to get to the bottom of it.”
CBS Bostonalso reported the kittens are now safe in a foster home.
source: people.com
