Rats dumped in a hedgerow along a rural lane near Kenilworth

Seven rats have been dumped in a hedgerow along a rural lane near Kenilworth, inside two filthy cages.

The two cages were rusty and dirty and the water inside their water bottles had turned bright green.

A member of the public spotted the rats when they were out walking their dog along Hollis Lane in Kenilworth on Sunday August 16.

The lid was off one of the cages and two of the rats were running loose in the bushes nearby, as well as five more rats inside the second filthy cage.

The member of the public who spotted them tried to catch the other two rats but couldn’t get close enough, so he took the remaining five rats home and contacted the RSPCA for help.

Inspector Steven Morrall, who collected the rats, is now investigating how they came to be abandoned in such a poor state.