A kitten has died and another will be requiring a leg amputation after several cats were found abandoned at a construction site during the recent freeze-over in Vancouver.

Nine kittens, ranging from 12 weeks to four months old, were found in two boxes taped shut, the BC SPCA said Friday (Dec. 30). Itsa国际传媒檚 unclear exactly when the boxes were discovered.

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One of the kittens, which had a prior injury that had not been treated, was unable to be saved by veterinarians and died. A second kitten, which the animal welfare agency has named Prance, was also suffering from an injury on the front right leg and will now have to have the leg amputated.

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Three of the other baby cats also required medical attention.

sa国际传媒淧eople need to know that it is illegal to abandon an animal,sa国际传媒� says Eileen Drever, BC SPCAsa国际传媒檚 senior officer protection and stakeholder relations.

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The kittens will remain at the agencysa国际传媒檚 Vancouver animal centre until fully recovered, before being available for adoption.

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