Mysterious meowing leads to 8-week-old kitten trapped in underground pipe in California

Daniella Segura
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A noisy kitten was rescued after it got stuck inside an underground electrical pipe, according to a California nonprofit.

A construction worker called the San Diego Humane Society after they heard “loud meowing” on Monday, June 26, but could not figure out where the cries for help were coming from, the nonprofit said in a series of posts on Twitter.

A humane officer tried using wet cat food to coax the kitten out from the pipe, according to a nonprofit.
A humane officer tried using wet cat food to coax the kitten out from the pipe, according to a nonprofit.

First, the officer tried to tempt the 8-week-old feline out using a snare attached with “tools coated in wet cat food but couldn’t reach the cat,” according to the nonprofit.

The rescue then moved underground after officers called the county’s fire department and utility company for help, the nonprofit said.

Workers trekked underground to rescue the 8-week-old kitten, the nonprofit said.
Workers trekked underground to rescue the 8-week-old kitten, the nonprofit said.

Utility company workers “entered the pit,” the nonprofit said, while firefighters “ran a small hose into the other end of the pipe.”

Rescuers used water to gently coax the kitten out from the pipe to an awaiting humane officer, a nonprofit said.
Rescuers used water to gently coax the kitten out from the pipe to an awaiting humane officer, a nonprofit said.

“Though wet and dirty, he thankfully appeared uninjured,” the nonprofit said.

The nonprofit said it took the kitten, who was named Cactus after the “street he was found on,” for “a full check up.”

The affectionate kitten “is doing well” and already has a new home lined up, according to the nonprofit.

The kitten, now named Cactus, will soon have a home as a station cat with the firefighters that helped with his rescue, the nonprofit said.
The kitten, now named Cactus, will soon have a home as a station cat with the firefighters that helped with his rescue, the nonprofit said.

Once he’s ready for adoption, Cactus will have a home as a station cat with the firefighters that helped with his rescue, the nonprofit said.

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