Abandoned just after they were born, these arty kittens are now more than earning their keep by producing colourful paw-print paintings.
They have been taken in by big-hearted Louise Clayton and daughter Tegan Ellis, 21, from Wagga Wagga, Australia.
The mother-daughter team allow their cats to express themselves with paint, creating Rescue Cat Art to help pay vet bills for the many animals they have saved. They have already rescued 12 cats, three dogs and seven birds.
'When we see advertised free to good home cats and kittens we pick them up. We intend on finding them homes but we end up keeping them,' Ms Ellis said.
Ms Ellis said three recently rescued kittens, Mouse - who someone wanted to buy for snake bait - Sabu and Mini are the main participants in the art sessions.
"We put paint out for them and they walk across, and they play with balls we put out.
"It's just a bit messy. Once they finish they just wander off," she told the Australian Daily Telegraph.
