5 Amazing and Wonderful Cat Rescues in 2011
#5: Tire Shop Employees Save Kittens from Watery Grave. In mid-May, Chris Sauter and Dave Borror arrived at the tire shop where they work and found a cat sitting on top of a storm drain grate, crying for help. When they went to investigate, they found four tiny kittens, soaking wet and shivering. They called 911 to report the feline emergency, and the Des Moines Public Works department and Animal Rescue League of Iowa quickly arrived on the scene. Borror helped the ARL officers fish the kittens out of the sewer with a net. The kittens were taken to the ARL’s shelter, where they were warmed up and given first aid. Thanks to two men who cared enough to see what was wrong, the four kittens were saved from certain death.
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And the #1 Amazing Rescue of the Year is … Man Stirs Up Hornets’ Nest to Save Kittens’ Lives! Jim Johnson was delivering tile to a Minnesota cabin when he heard crying noises. He followed the sound to a basement window well, where he found three tiny kittens fighting for their lives as they were being stung to pieces by hornets. He couldn’t just stand aside and let the poor things die, and he realized that the only thing he could do was to make the bugs madder at him than they were at the kittens. So he put on a large hooded sweatshirt and began whacking at the nest with a piece of lumber. The trick worked. He got stung a couple dozen times, but he saved the kittens’ lives in the process. Once the hornets were gone, he took the kittens to a vet, who estimated their age at about 3 weeks. One didn’t survive the ordeal, but the other two made a full recovery. Thank you, Jim Johnson, for being full of awesome, cat-loving goodness! You certainly deserve the #1 spot in our amazing rescue roundup.
More rescues here: http://blogs.catster.com/kitty-news-network/2011/12/27/top-5-amazing-rescues-of-2011/
Bless them all!
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