It was in Massachusetts that a cat was found by residents of a neighborhood, with its head literally stuck in the grate of a manhole cover. Several individuals and professionals joined forces to evacuate the cat from its trap and to find its possible humans.
Although firefighters are used to all kinds of interventions, they did not expect a rescue like this, WJAR reported . In Swansea , Massachusetts , it was residents who first tried to help the feline in distress . Quickly, other people, firefighters, police officers and volunteers joined them, to combine their forces. The rescue was relayed on the Facebook account of a local association: Swansea Animal Shelter Volunteers . Under the photos shared, we read: all members “worked hard to safely release this boy.”
A long-term rescue
Rescuing the male cat was no easy feat. It was necessary to extract the feline without damaging its skeleton and managing to keep it outward, so that it did not fall into the sewers. We still do not know how the feline could have found itself in such a situation: following its curiosity, it must have allowed itself to be led towards this place of which it remained prisoner. When he was taken into care, the hours were numbered and urgent action had to be taken to prevent the cat from suffocating. He was counting on the efforts of his rescuers to get out.
The moment of reunion was particularly moving, a volunteer remembers: “His eyes completely lit up and he became happy again” . The overly adventurous feline will no doubt remember this shocking episode, which mobilized an entire community.