Cat gives birth inside van

Courier van insurance policyholders often regularly travel around the country, delivering a wide variety of goods, items, and packages. Occasionally these individuals have to transport loads which can be rather unusual, sometimes leading to an interesting story.

For example, one van driver probably had the shock of their life recently when they travelled to Parc Prison in Bridgend. It appears that while the vehicle was left unattended, a stowaway managed to get inside, remain hidden from staff members, and was only discovered the next morning.

Fortunately, this story is not about the prisoners or an elaborate jailbreak. You see, this stowaway was a cat – who decided to give birth to six kittens while inside the van insurance holder's vehicle.
Upon discovery, prison staff contacted Cats Protection, an animal charity, who then liberated the seven new inmates from the complex – possibly bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘cat burglar' in the process.

Now named after famous crime-fighting characters, (Morse, Sherlock, Christie, Marple, Jessica, and Kojak) the kittens are being cared for by the charity until they can be re-homed.
It is still a mystery how the mother managed to get inside the van, but the incident probably gave staff members some paws for thought.

Photo: Sue Dobbs