Thanks Janey - abandonment is exactly what I thought. It's doesn't help that a vet has replied on the thread that 'cats are very good at giving brith, I wouldn't worry' - ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm finding out where she lives and going to pass on details and stress the importance of doing so but apart from that, there's not much I can do from this far away. I have to just accept that there are people who don't care what happens and just hope I can get a local resuce involved somehow to at least give advice.
I do understand what a stress it must be to have to deal with this, but to close your eyes to it is ridiculous!