Adorable kittens left in chip box given clever names

You would think the weirdest thing you'd find in a chip bag would be a deformed chip, but one passerby in London was in for an even bigger surprise.

The anonymous person found three kittens abandoned inside a chip box on a street. Thankfully, they quickly took them to the nearby Blue Cross animal hospital.

The kittens were named Dorito, Pringle and McCoy (a UK chip brand) -- apt for where they were found. Despite the funny names, however, their story is a little heartbreaking.

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"McCoy, Dorito and Pringle were really underweight, scared and cold when they were brought in to us," said Tracey Parnell, Veterinary Nurse at Blue Cross. "We treated them for fleas, warmed them up and fed them kitten milk using a syringe, which perked them up a bit."

The kittens will continue to be monitored by those at Blue Cross. Parnell urged anyone who is struggling to care for a pet to contact a charity, not abandon it.

"Kittens this young are so helpless, so it's really lucky they found their way to us in time," she said.