Cute kitties. It really burns my biscuits when people give cute and cuddly animals for Christmas with no thought on how to care for them. Reality sets in shortly after Christmas and the poor dears are shipped off to the country.
We lived close to a river in Canada. I can't count the number of times my sons rescued kittens and puppies from a sure death. We rehomed every one of them. We already had our quota of rescue animals by then.
It is very unfortunate indeed. I guess folks think because they are cats they will survive just fine. That isn't the case as you and I know. I feed stray cats and a couple skunks and an occasional coon every day. I can't bear to see them suffer. Love my critters more than I do my humans at times. :) Bless your heart for helping the helpless.