A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy pulled a tiny kitten off the shoulder of Interstate 275 in Florida, and the deputy's family gave the cat a permanent home. The deputy spotted the five-week-old kitten huddled against a concrete wall along southbound I-275, with highway traffic streaming past. Rather than call animal control and move on, the […] The post Florida deputy rescues 5-week-old kitten from busy interstate, then takes it home appeared first on American Almanac .
A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy pulled a tiny kitten off the shoulder of Interstate 275 in Florida, and the deputy's family gave the cat a permanent home. The deputy spotted the five-week-old kitten huddled against a concrete wall along southbound I-275, with highway traffic streaming past. Rather than call animal control and move on, the deputy climbed out and went after the cat on foot, UPI reported . A Florida Highway Patrol trooper joined in to help corner the animal. Between the two officers, they managed to wrangle the kitten safely off the roadway. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office later shared the rescue on its Facebook page, calling the chase a "foot pur-suit", a bit of wordplay the agency apparently could not…Open
A kitten in Hillsborough County, Florida, was found stranded alongside a highway as deputies chased him. The deputy who caught the kitten adopted him and named him 'Dash.' #foxnews #news #us #fox #hillsboroughcounty #floridahighwaypatrol #tampa #kittenrescue #dashthekitten #animaladoption #goodnews #florida #usnews #pets Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
A newborn kitten hitched an unplanned ride inside a vehicle's engine bay across 76 miles of Texas Hill Country, and a team of hospital workers, animal control, and a local rescue group pulled together to save it. A Peterson Health employee drove from Rocksprings, Texas, to Kerrville for a regular shift and had no idea […] The post Newborn kitten survives 76-mile ride hidden in SUV engine compartment in Texas appeared first on American Almanac .
A newborn kitten hitched an unplanned ride inside a vehicle's engine bay across 76 miles of Texas Hill Country, and a team of hospital workers, animal control, and a local rescue group pulled together to save it. A Peterson Health employee drove from Rocksprings, Texas, to Kerrville for a regular shift and had no idea a tiny passenger was tucked inside the engine compartment. When the worker arrived at the hospital and popped the hood, the kitten was still alive, wedged somewhere behind the front grille after roughly an hour and a half of highway driving across open ranchland. The City of Kerrville posted about the discovery on its official Facebook page, and the story spread fast. A Kerrville animal control officer and personnel from…Open
A trapped orange kitten rescued from a Barberton, Ohio, construction site has found not only a new home but also a role as the company’s “shop cat,” drawing praise for the crew’s quick action and sense of responsibility. Chase Guello, a supervisor at River Reach Construction, was inspecting a Komatsu excavator in Barberton when he […] The post Kitten rescued from Ohio excavator finds new home—and a job—with construction crew appeared first on American Almanac .
A trapped orange kitten rescued from a Barberton, Ohio, construction site has found not only a new home but also a role as the company’s “shop cat,” drawing praise for the crew’s quick action and sense of responsibility. Chase Guello, a supervisor at River Reach Construction, was inspecting a Komatsu excavator in Barberton when he spotted the tiny feline trapped inside the heavy machinery. Guello and his crew worked together to free the kitten, who dropped out from the bottom of the equipment during the rescue. The episode, captured on video and posted to Facebook late last month, quickly gained attention among locals and animal lovers nationwide. After rescuing the kitten, Guello and his coworkers searched the area for the…Open
A house cat named Ginge vanished from his owner's home in Sunderland, England, and was found almost a year later living among a feral colony 86 miles away in Leeds, rescued only because a volunteer noticed he was too friendly to be a stray. Lucy Roche, a volunteer branch leader for the charity Cat Action […] The post Missing cat turns up 86 miles from home after nearly a year on the run appeared first on American Almanac .
A house cat named Ginge vanished from his owner's home in Sunderland, England, and was found almost a year later living among a feral colony 86 miles away in Leeds, rescued only because a volunteer noticed he was too friendly to be a stray. Lucy Roche, a volunteer branch leader for the charity Cat Action Trust 1977, was making her regular rounds feeding feral cats in Garforth, a town outside Leeds, when one animal in the colony caught her attention. The cat rubbed against her, purred, and let her pet him, behavior that set him apart from the wary ferals she usually encounters. Roche brought the cat to a local veterinarian, where a microchip scan revealed his name was Ginge and his owner, a woman named Beth, lived more than 86 miles north…Open
A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that […] The post New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk appeared first on American Almanac .
A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that normally sends tens of thousands of unadopted animals each year to shelters and rescue groups in the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and beyond. Florida banned imports of rescued dogs and cats from Texas and New Mexico roughly a week after the first screwworm case appeared in Texas this year. New York blocked transfers for weeks before reinstating them with a new requirement: a veterinarian must…Open
