Happy ending for tiny kitten Randy 'dumped' on the A18 that fell down a drain

An adorable kitten who was tragically "dumped" on the roadside of the busy A18 and subsequently fell down a drain has been rescued and given the chance to have a happy life thanks to kind-hearted volunteers and a crew of firefighters.

On Monday, eagle-eyed driver Jane was travelling along the A18 to the vets to sadly have her guinea pig put to sleep when she and her daughter Lara spotted a tiny kitten on the road. After they pulled up and exited the vehicle, the kitten suddenly disappeared down a drain.

Jane, then contacted Shena from Pudz Animal Sanctuary - based in South Killingholme - to ask for advice.

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In a post to the sanctuary's Facebook page, Shena wrote: "Jane called me and I advised her to cover the drain (which was dry) to stop him coming back out on to the busy road and to ring [Humberside Fire and Rescue] for advice. Amazingly they came straight out and stopped at nothing until the kitten was safely rescued. Heroes."

Tragically, Shena believes the five-week-old kitten - which has lovingly been named Randy after Jane's guinea pig - was "dumped" at the roadside of the A18.

The post continues: "This is not a feral kitten, close by was a sleeping bag which we think may have been used to dump him. My main fear is there are more. Lara is back out searching and I'm hoping to get a group out there to search the area.

"This tiny kitten is around five weeks old and would have died either on the road or from hunger/thirst in this heat. I've called him Randy after Jayne's guinea pig.

"Well done to the team from Humberside Fire and Rescue, Jane and Lara for keeping him safe on that main road. I drove from Hull to get him and Randy is safely with me at Pudz. He's joined the Mum and kittens I have here and they have accepted him as if he's always been here. Amazing rescue."

A spokesperson for Humberside Fire and Rescue told Grimsby Live: "We received a call on 13 May 12pm to rescue a kitten that had fallen down a six-foot-deep drain on Barton Street Grimsby.

"Crews arrived within a minute to assist and used hand tools to rescue the kitten and handed to a member of public."