A kitten's frightening fall into a wall cavity in West Virginia ended on a heartwarming note thanks to quick-thinking firefighters — and the rescue didn't stop once they pulled the animal free.
After cutting into the wall to reach the trapped pet, the crew decided to welcome the kitten into the station family.
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In a report from WDTV, the Valley Volunteer Fire Department was called to a residence in the Kingmont area of Pleasant Valley when a kitten on a back porch slipped from an exterior block wall into the space between the home's outer and inner walls. To get to the animal, firefighters carefully opened the wall with specialized equipment near the spot where it was stuck.
According to the department's Facebook post, the rescue took about 20 minutes, and crews brought the kitten out using a towel.
A veterinarian checked the kitten, and once it was declared healthy, the department adopted the black-and-white cat.
On Facebook, the department wrote, "Valley VFD now has a black-and-white (Dalmatian Colored) firehouse cat that is safe and healthy after a veterinarian checkup," adding that the kitten was named "Little Debbie."
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Where can I learn more?
Little Debbie's rescue is one of many cases where first responders step in when pets wind up in dangerous, unexpected places. In the articles below, firefighters, wardens, and shelter workers free vulnerable animals, help them recover, and sometimes even get them to permanent homes.
• In Hampton, firefighters answered cries near a storm drain and coaxed a kitten free.
• During a basement fire, firefighters pulled a small dog free and gave it oxygen.
• In Ohio, wardens save 8 kittens and their mother after rescuing a gasoline-doused dog.
• On North Texas prison grounds, a friendly cat survived outdoors until a vet tech intervened.
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