A good Samaritan in Florida saw little legs under a car. Then she called the police
“CAT-astrophe Averted!”
That’s how the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office began its cheery Facebook post Friday regarding a successful animal rescue in the Oviedo, Florida, area.
The law enforcement agency says that a good Samaritan alerted them about a cat that had somehow become wedged underneath a car.
One picture shows the undercarriage of a green vehicle. Only the bottom half of the unfortunate creature is seen, two little furry paws, part of two hind legs and a long tail.
Cops responded to help free the “very scared” gray and white feline, which snuggled up to the heroic deputy on duty, says the Facebook post, which also included pictures of the kitty after it was disentangled from the potentially dire situation.
A sheriff’s spokeswoman told the Miami Herald on Monday the cat was stuck in a wheel well, but had no further information about the animal’s current whereabouts.
This occurrence is more common than you think. Cold, rain and severe weather are just some reasons cats and other animals take up refuge in a car, which is, obviously, not the safest shelter, according to Miami-Dade County Animal Services.
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This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM.
