ST. GEORGE — She was stuck in a pipeline. There was no chance forward and she couldn’t reverse. Luckily for this black and white feline, a group of city and regional business workers cut through asphalt to reach her. Now she’s headed for a brand-new home.
Rooter, as she was called by her rescuers, discovered herself in a sticky scenario last Thursday afternoon. She was stuck in a pipeline near Marine United at 2938 E. Panther Way, Vanessa Porter, a client care expert at Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah, composed in an email to St. George News.
Jason Hodges with Marine United heard Rooter in a storm drain at the back of the property and called animal services, the St. George Animal Shelter composed in a Facebook video.
Because the feline wandered deep into the pipeline and there was no chance to access her, Animal Services officer Sarah Allred got in touch with the city’s Wastewater Treatment Division for help, the shelter composed.
The department’s Tyler Licalzi and Phillip Hales situated Rooter roughly 362 feet from the pipeline’s opening, according to the video. Rooter struck a dead end as the 6-inch pipeline linked to a 4-inch line.
“(She moved) further up the pipe with no way to turn around and not enough space to be able to back up,” the shelter composed.
The group sent Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah a “distress call,” Porter composed. Technician Jon Van Vleet discovered the cat underground utilizing “state-of-the-art” video camera equipment and spray-painted her area on the asphalt.
Allred kept an eye on Rooter, who appeared “very calm” as Ryan Moss, with Moss Excavating, and Van Vleet cut the asphalt to access the pipeline, the shelter specified.
“Great care was taken to gently remove the asphalt, cut open the pipe and quickly remove the cat into the safety and care of animal control,” Porter said.
Shortly after her rescue, Rooter consumed “what appeared to be her first meal in a while” prior to being carried to the Lava Rock Veterinary Hospital. Despite reported “stinkiness,” she got a tidy costs of health from Dr. Amy Murdock, the shelter composed.
While Rooter is waiting to be purified, she will likely be available for adoption on Thursday, April 6, Porter said. And a Marine United staff member has actually revealed interest in embracing her.
Roto-Rooter will cover the feline’s adoption and rescue charges as part of their Roto-Rooter Pet Rescue program. Additionally, the business prepares to contribute funds to sponsor 5 adoptions of dogs or cats to “help get more furry friends into new homes,” Porter composed.
“We cannot wait to share with everyone the rest of Rooter’s story as it unfolds,” she said.
The business’s family pet rescue program is used as a complimentary social work. Roto-Rooter “rescues family pets and wildlife from drains, sewers, air ducts and outdoor cracks and crevices,” Porter said.
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A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
Rooter was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Photo thanks to Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah, St. George News
Rooter with St. George Animal Services officer Sarah Allred, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
Rooter was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Photo thanks to Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
Rooter was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Photo thanks to Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah, St. George News
A cat, now called Rooter, was rescued from a pipeline by Roto-Rooter of Southern Utah and St. George Animal Services, March 30, 2023 | Video still thanks to the St. George Animal Shelter, St. George News
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