VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It took 9 days, however animal rescue employees lastly rescued Keagan Nando.
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The male kitten, formally named Keagan Nando due to the feline’s hideout close to two eateries within the Town Center of Virginia Beach — Keagan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant and Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken — was retrieved from the mall’s storm water system on Saturday, WTKR-TV reported.
The rescue organization obtained assist from totally different organizations with a purpose to rescue the orange kitten, WAVY-TV reported.
“This is why we NEVER give up on a cat in need!” Billy the Kidden Rescue, a nonprofit that helps entice wayward cats, wrote in a Facebook put up.
Trap director Joyce Rutti mentioned she knew that coaxing Keagan Nando out of the drain can be tough as soon as they assessed the scenario on Nov. 2, in keeping with WTKR.
“We knew this was not going to be a normal rescue considering the size of the drains,” Rutti informed the tv station. “Not a size for any human to be able to crawl through. Could not even fit a regular trap down there so we had to get creative.”
The 6-inch pipe drain made it tough, and employees needed to maneuver a entice vertically down the opening.
Workers tied sardines to the again of the entice however had little success. Finally, there was a breakthrough on Saturday night time, WTKR reported.
Rutti mentioned that Keagan was “meowing away” on the feeding station she had arrange a number of days earlier.
“We wanted to try to keep him in one area,” Rutti informed the tv. “We knew a trap was probably not going to work. Another volunteer had a catch pole ready.”
While the kitten was having fun with his meal, the entice workforce went for the save.
“I was able to put some shrimp scampi down there with grabbers, right along the side of the pipe so he would have to come out completely in order to eat it,” Rutti informed WTKR. “As soon as he came out, the other rescue member was able to catch him with the pole, then I immediately reached down there and grabbed him for extra security.
“There was no way we were letting him go.”
Billy the Kidden Rescue wrote on Facebook that the organization has obtained quite a few requests to undertake Keagan Nando.
“It’ll be hard to top Keagan’s incredible rescue story, and we understand why SOOOO many of our wonderful supporters want to adopt him! Of course, there’s only ONE of him!” the nonprofit wrote. “While he is not available for adoption at this time and we do not accept early applications, we currently have 168 (yes, 1-6-8 ) kittens and cats who ARE ready for their forever homes — and most of them have pretty amazing rescue stories too!”
