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[The Straight Story]

Kittens rescued from landfill


BOSTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Animal control officials in Boston said they rescued three kittens that had apparently been abandoned in a landfill.

Pam Peebles, executive director of the Thomas J. O'Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center, said a passerby informed officials that three kittens were trudging through sludge at the landfill Thursday and an officer was dispatched to catch the young cats, the Boston Herald reported Friday.

"It appears that these animals were thrown away like garbage without any hope of surviving," Peebles said. "These kittens are lucky to be alive, and we will continue to evaluate their health over the next few days."

She said a staff veterinarian is treating the kittens, which have been named Docker, Tuggy and Rudder. She said two of the felines are being treated for dangerously low body temperatures and all three animals are currently uncomfortable around humans.

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