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Little Tich

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Sat Aug 22, 2015, 11:10 PM Aug 2015

A kitten was stuck in a pipe. Chesapeake Animal Services found a clever way to rescue her

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

Finding a hairball in a pipe isn’t unusual. But when it’s got four legs and whiskers, unclogging that pipe takes some ingenuity.

On Wednesday afternoon, Verizon workers discovered a trapped kitten in the 800 block of Greenbrier Circle, near the Chesapeake Conference Center, said Animal Control Superintendent Kathy Strouse.

The kitten had been stuck for hours in a PVC pipe underground below concrete, Strouse said. A large generator sat on top.

Animal Control Officer Sandy Hudson struggled to reach the feline, which kept retreating from her arsenal of tools, including a long, metal snare pole and 3½-foot-long tongs.



Read more: http://hamptonroads.com/2015/08/kitten-was-stuck-pipe-chesapeake-animal-services-found-clever-way-rescue-her

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A kitten was stuck in a pipe. Chesapeake Animal Services found a clever way to rescue her (Original Post) Little Tich Aug 2015 OP
A very clever rescue, indeed! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #1
Whoosh... Historic NY Aug 2015 #3
That's for sure! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #5
That is one CUTE kitten! PatrickforO Aug 2015 #2
It looks like Yoda. reformist2 Aug 2015 #4
This kitty will forever have a fear of vacuums. NV Whino Aug 2015 #6
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