MEET the six-week-old kitten who was found dumped on a bridge – and the Hello Kitty bag in which he was found.
The young tabby was trying to get out of the bag when he was spotted by two young women walking past.
Barbara Allen, of Croydon Animal Samaritans (CAS), said one of the women called her shortly before 4pm on Saturday.
She said: "A young girl said they were walking and found the kitten on top of a road bridge in Coulsdon.
"The bag has a Velcro top and the kitten was trying to get out.
"It looks like a new children's Hello Kitty bag. It was rather strange.
"They said they phoned everyone and no one was available so they brought him straight over. He seems fine and he is a lovely cat."
The kitten – whose is in generally good health – will be ready to be rehoused in a few weeks' time when he is stronger.
Barbara said: "He is too young at the moment and he is going to need at least two weeks of TLC.
"He is with a foster mother at the moment and she plays with him all the time.
"He is lively and friendly and sweet. He was a bit nervous to start with but that is only to be expected."
The cat was not wearing any identification and his name is not known.
Barbara said: "Somebody did actually call him Bagpuss, but I don't really like that.
"We regularly find cats left in bags on doorsteps, but this one seemed particularly cruel.
"It was somewhere where he could have come to great harm had he not been found."
Barbara added that more and more cats are being abandoned as owners are seeking easy ways to get rid of them.
She said CAS is overwhelmed with abandoned cats, and will hold a homing day on Sunday, December 9 for anyone interested in adopting.
The event will run from noon to 3pm.
For more information or to adopt the kitten, either call 020 8644 8829 or send an e-mail to enquiries@croydonanimalsamaritans.co.uk.
Croydon Animal Samaritans is located at 236 Pampisford Road, South Croydon, CR2 6DB.
