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10 hours ago
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Kittens found in taped-up box in Gateshead woods 'need their mum'
It would "be a miracle" if four kittens found in a taped-up box in woodland survive without their mother, a charity has owner of the cat and the abandoned kittens, which were found by a dog walker in Beacon Lough, Gateshead, on Wednesday, has been urged to come was found dead while the other three were badly injured, with bite marks and puncture in the care of Pawz for Thought, the charity said it believed the animals were no more than a day old when they were left and wanted them to be reunited with their mum to better their chances of survival. Lorraine Thornton, a volunteer for the charity, said she did not believe the kittens were ever meant to be found."Without mum they just die very quickly, but I don't understand the point of leaving them in the middle of the woods, in the middle of nowhere," Ms Thornton said."They weren't meant to be found, they were disregarded like rubbish and dumped." Ms Thornton said the Sunderland-based charity had seen a significant increase in the number of kittens being currently has 23 young kittens living in her house, because they need to be bottle fed every two hours."It's an exhausting strain," she said. "For the kittens, the best thing has always been with mum, they don't have such a good chance with me."The charity put out an appeal to the person who dumped the kittens to come forward."If we could get that cat, she could raise her could neuter her and return her to the owner, neutered free of charge," Ms Thornton said."It's a miracle that somebody found them and it'll be another miracle if they actually survive the trauma that they've been through. "Obviously we always try and we always give everything we have, but it's not a guarantee." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
25-05-2025
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Tyneside stories you may have missed this week
Airline Easyjet is to open a new base at Newcastle Airport and the story behind a Geordie who escaped Dunkirk then went on to protect Churchill. Here are five stories from Tyneside you may have missed this week. Deliberate fires mean baby owl cannot be released A baby owl rescued by an animal charity will have to live without its parents after volunteers found children setting fires near where it was owlet was discovered covered in tree sap a week ago and had been attacked by crows before volunteers at Pawz for Thought found it and nursed it back to when they attempted to return the bird to its nest in Cleadon Park, South Tyneside, they found children setting fires under nearby trees and more about the impact on the owlet here The Geordie who escaped Dunkirk to protect Churchill It is 85 years since 330,000 British troops were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk while cornered by the German army in Sydney Hetherington from Newcastle was there as part of the guard tasked with keeping the Nazis back while the troops spoke to reporter Anthony Day in 2019. Victory goddess sandstone carving found in rubble A sandstone carving believed to date back to about 213AD and representing the Roman goddess of victory has been discovered near Hadrian's "incredibly significant" by experts, it was uncovered by volunteers in a reused pile of rubble above infantry barracks at the Vindolanda Roman settlement in Hexham, known in Latin as Victoria, was revered by the ancient Romans during times of war and was often credited for battlefield more about the carving here 'My plan was to die here, this was my last home' Nearly 100 older people living in a town's last remaining high-rise block of flats have been told they could lose their homes and treasured Court, in Hebburn on Tyneside, was built in 1974 and is now "beyond its original intended lifespan", South Tyneside Council 18-storey block needs repairs costing about £12m and, over the years, others in the town have been more about the demolition plans here EasyJet to open airport base five years after exit Airline EasyJet is to open a new base at Newcastle International Airport nearly five years after it left the company said it would open a three-aircraft base at the airport in March 2026, with130 jobs created including pilots, crew and budget airline previously closed three sites in Newcastle, Stansted and Southend in 2020, with the loss of 670 about the new base here Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
23-05-2025
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Deliberate fires in Cleadon Park mean baby owl cannot be released
A baby owl rescued by an animal charity will have to live without its parents after volunteers found children setting fires near where it was owlet was discovered covered in tree sap a week ago and had been attacked by crows before volunteers at Pawz for Thought found it and nursed it back to when they attempted to return the bird to its nest in Cleadon Park, South Tyneside, they found children setting fires under nearby trees and Ebdale, founder of the charity, said the fires meant the owl had lost its home and "the chance of growing up with his parents". Pawz for Thought's facilities in Sunderland are not equipped to care for the owlet so it is being transferred to another charity, which is better tailored to its needs."He now has to go and live with three other owls up in Blyth," said Ms Ebdale."We dare not put him back there." Once the owl is fully grown it will be rereleased into the wild."Birds do more than just feed their young," Ms Ebdale explained."They teach them and nurture them. We can't replicate that but what we can do is grow them to the point where they are fit enough to fly off." Ms Ebdale said there were increasing numbers of fires being set, which damage habitats for animals."This is going on all over the country - it's just awful," she said."We've got precious little left as it is and it's all just being destroyed. There are no safe places any more." Both Northumbria Police and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said they did not receive a report of a fire in Cleadon Park on Wednesday, so did not attend the scene. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
