In the summer, it is frequent to hear that dogs are abandoned whilst families go on holiday, but kittens barely days old?

Fortunately, these five kittens were found in a hopper around six in the morning on Playa Granada before the refuse truck with it rubbish crusher turned up to empty it.

The person who discovered the kittens was Iván Rodríguez after hearing mewing coming from inside the hopper. He had been on his way to work on one of the new urbanizaciones (Aguacate Beach).

The rubbish-collection lorry was not far off, so it was very fortunate that he heard the mewing and stopped to investigate.

He decided to take them home until he can find a home for them. The creatures were born so recently that one still had an umbilical cord.

As for the cost of maintaining them meanwhile, he is sharing it with a local pet shop in Motril, Acuario Tropical, acuariomotril@hotmail.com or Tel: 958 825 171.

If anybody is interested, phone the pet shop, Acuario Tropical (details above), who will give you the contact number and more info.

(News/Noticias: Motril, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)