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- RSPCA rescued 26 cats and kittens sealed in plastic boxes in a Birmingham alleyway.
- The animals were found around 13:00 BST on 30 September between a bakery and a shop on Hawthorn Road.
- A passerby moved most cats into carriers and alerted RSPCA officer Paul Nijjar.
- Nijjar reported several cats were breathing-strapped, underweight and heavily infested with fleas.
- RSPCA said mass-cat incidents rose 67% in 2025, with 1,752 cases of ten-plus cats.