Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in New York said they had to lift a 5,000-pound slab of concrete to rescue a kitten trapped 30 feet down a drain.
The Strong Island Animal Rescue League personnel worked together with police when a kitten was heard crying at the bottom of a drain covered by a large concrete slab near Port Jefferson Station on Long Island.
Rescuers used jacks and a hydraulic rescue tool, sometimes known as the Jaws of Life, to remove the slab from the top of the drain.
The kitten was then removed from the drain and taken to Jefferson Animal Hospital.
The Strong Island Animal Rescue League compared the rescue to a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The feline was found to be in good health and will soon be available for adoption.
ghanima on September 11st, 2023 at 13:52 UTC »
Here's the thing I don't get about humanity: you've got groups of people who are sparing no expense and banding together to save the life of a kitten stuck in a drain, creating support networks for victims of rape who need to access out-of-state abortion services, and others who are out in the streets raising their voices in protest of the human rights violations. On the other hand, a few greedy fucks are holding the future habitability of the planet hostage, holding the rest of us underwater, and buying our politicians and news media so that no progress gets made. The severability of empathy as we (as humans) hold more money and power will be the end of the American empire.