Two kittens were recently discovered hiding under the hoods of cars in two Southeastern Massachusetts communities, prompting animal advocates to issue a warning to check under your hood before firing up the ignition.

The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) announced Friday that last week, two good Samaritans in Taunton rescued a 6-week-old female kitten they found in a car engine compartment. The kitten, who has since been named Sparky, was uninjured and safely tucked in a cardboard box by the finders before the ARL arrived at the scene.

“We were getting into our car and heard a meow,” said Myah, one of Sparky’s finders. “We looked under the cars but didn’t see anything. Then I told my sister we have to look under the hood and, sure enough, when I opened it, we saw her hiding.”

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