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Rescued Kitten
Location: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
I’m submitting this story for a friend of mine with his permission. He is a volunteer fire fighter and a cat lover. A link to his company’s website entry about this rescue is here. Here is his story:
“While we were out giving out candy to the Trick-Or-Treaters a call came in to station about a trapped cat at Stouffers (Country market). When we got there we saw that a kitten fell about 10 feet down a PVC pipe. Several attempts were made to use a hook under the kitten but after getting about half way up the kitten would fight with the hook and fall back down. We then decided to dig. We dug about 4 feet down and cut off the pipe to the bottom of the hole we dug. We tried again a few times while digging and finally when the kitten appeared to attack the pole it looked to be trying to climb the pole itself. When the kitten reached the top I grabbed it and cleaned it off from the shavings of PVC from sawing through pipe. There were employees of Stouffers there with a kitty carrier. The kitten was so scared it bit me several times and those needle like teeth went completely through my glove! Regardless, it is very cute! This is the third or fourth cat I have rescued or helped rescue… I have been dubbed the Cat Whisperer at the firehouse.”
