Loyal to the end: Heartbreaking pictures of 'grieving' kitten who refused to leave dead companion's side
Tear-jerking pictures show devoted kitten refuses to be parted from pal even in death
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This heartbreaking photo shows a 'grieving' kitten refusing to leave the side of a pal after they were knocked down and killed by a car.
The devoted kittens had been playing in the streets together and were crossing the road when the ginger moggie was hit by a car in Xi’an, western China.
As the kitten lay dying in the road, its white furry pal couldn't bear to leave his mate and even tried to encourage it to feed by nuzzling its mouth.
In more heart-wrenching scenes it then attempted to keep its pal warm by lying on top of them.
Animal lover Sun Lin said: "It was alive to start with but couldn't move its back legs. I put some food out for it but it was too far gone.
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In the end, the kitten's injuries were too severe and it later died. But when locals collected the kitten's body for burial, its companion still refused to let them go and jumped into the box being used to bury them.
The images of the tragic kittens have become a country-wide sensation in China and echo those taken in April this year in the southeast of the country when a loyal dog refused to leave his mate's side after she was knocked down and killed by a car.
The devoted canine sat by her body long after she had passed away after the accident in Quanzhou and patted, barked, and licked its body until it was moved out of the road and on to the pavement.
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Tear-jerking pictures show devoted kitten refuses to be parted from pal even in death
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This heartbreaking photo shows a 'grieving' kitten refusing to leave the side of a pal after they were knocked down and killed by a car.
The devoted kittens had been playing in the streets together and were crossing the road when the ginger moggie was hit by a car in Xi’an, western China.
As the kitten lay dying in the road, its white furry pal couldn't bear to leave his mate and even tried to encourage it to feed by nuzzling its mouth.
In more heart-wrenching scenes it then attempted to keep its pal warm by lying on top of them.
Animal lover Sun Lin said: "It was alive to start with but couldn't move its back legs. I put some food out for it but it was too far gone.
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In the end, the kitten's injuries were too severe and it later died. But when locals collected the kitten's body for burial, its companion still refused to let them go and jumped into the box being used to bury them.
The images of the tragic kittens have become a country-wide sensation in China and echo those taken in April this year in the southeast of the country when a loyal dog refused to leave his mate's side after she was knocked down and killed by a car.
The devoted canine sat by her body long after she had passed away after the accident in Quanzhou and patted, barked, and licked its body until it was moved out of the road and on to the pavement.
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