A terrified kitten has been rescued on Dublin's busy M50 thanks to the police (gardaí) and a driver for the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The four month old kitten was spotted by passing motorists shuddering and alone as cars sped by within several feet.

A DCPCA driver was dispatched but had no way to get to the crouching animal in such traffic, with no pull-over space in the middle of the road…

(READ the story – or watch a video – at the Irish RTE News)