Kittens in bag rescued by heroic dog

Two kittens thrown into a bag and left to die in the middle of a US road have been rescued by a heroic Labrador.

The two kittens - named Tipper and Skipper - were sealed in a Meow Mix bag with the rest of the litter, and then abandoned in an Iowa street, reported CBS.

The bag had already been run over by a vehicle, killing some of the kittens, when it was discovered by Regan the Labrador.

Regan picked up the bag, and carried it home, where he would not stop whining until his owner opened the bag.

Covered in the blood and remains of the kittens who were killed, she found two seriously injured survivors.

"The instinct of the dog was to nurture and not kill the kittens. With all the blood some dogs would have responded to the scent. Reagan the dog is a hero," the Animal Sanctuary's Linda Blakely told WHOTV.

Although traumatised and weak from the experience, Tipper and Skipper are now available for adoption in the US.

- HERALD ONLINE