Kitten was thrown onto fire and had melted plastic stuck to its fur

A kitten is fighting for its life after thugs threw the animal onto a fire.

Animal rights campaigners in Co Donegal say they have been left sickened by the incident in Burtonport.

Volunteers from the Burtonport Animal Rescue Centre found the kitten in the town’s Quay Road in a state of distress. Its paw pads had been badly burned and melted plastic was stuck all over its fur.