Tiny kittens rescued after being dumped in a crisp box

Three one-month-old kittens have been rescued after being found abandoned in an empty crisp box on a busy west London Road.

A passer-by on Shepherds Bush Road was shocked to find a box left in the street containing the tiny kittens and took them to the nearby Blue Cross animal hospital in Hammersmith.

The kittens - who have now been named McCoy, Dorito and Pringle – were dangerously weak and suffering from anaemia as a result of being infested with fleas.

The kittens will continue to be monitored until they are well enough to be transferred to a rehoming centre, and will be ready to find new owners in a few weeks.