17 July 2012 Last updated at 09:06 ET

Kittens found in car boot minutes before it is crushed

Workers at Taroni's are looking after the kittens until new homes can be found for them

Four kittens have been found in the boot of a car at a Birmingham scrapyard, minutes before it was due to be crushed.

Workers at Taroni's in Aston discovered the animals in the back of a Porsche 944 on Thursday 12 July.

Stan Baldwin was checking the boot for a spare tyre when he noticed them on a pull-out parcel shelf.

Staff at the yard are now caring for the animals until they can be found new homes.

Mr Baldwin said: "We've seen a stray cat around here and she's the mum.

"We've taken advice so we're going to keep the cats until they're stronger."