Things might have ended terribly for the 6-week-old kitten making his method throughout an Upper Allen Township roadway on June 15, however thanks to a few of the area’s public works staff members, the story ended much in a different way.
Public Works Laborers Devon Blewett and Scott Crist were putting down cones and painting along Bumblebee Hollow Road that day when they saw the small feline heading throughout the street near McDonalds.
Blewett marched into the roadway to manage traffic and rescue the kitten.
“I knew then and there I wanted to be a cat dad and protect this animal,” he said.
Assistant Township Manager Kelly Palmer said the kitten “seemed scared” and burrowed into Blewett’s chest after being scooped up from the roadway.
She said staff members think the kitten would have been struck by a car if they hadn’t actioned in to save him.
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Instead, employee called the little animal Bumblebee, a homage to the roadway where he was discovered.
Palmer said Blewett and Crist kept Bumblebee in the Public Works truck till staff members might build a little space, total with tuna and a cat toy, for him to remain in the area’s Public Works building.
From there, the area required to Facebook looking for Bumblebee’s long-term home, however they didn’t have too look far.
Public Works staff member Nick Chisolm actioned in to adopt Bumblebee, who has actually grown rapidly, transitioning from being bottle fed to consuming from a meal within days of his rescue, the area said in a Facebook post June 19.
Palmer said Chisolm is wed and has 3 kids. The post said Bumblebee has actually “a particular fondness for snuggling against their necks” and has formed an unique bond with Chisolm’s family dog, Marlee.
Blewett and Crist explained the kitten as “very playful” and said they want to visit him typically.
“It means a lot to me,” Crist said of saving Bumblebee. “I love animals and always do everything in my power to help them.”
Palmer said Bumblebee’s story shows the group’s objective of building a much better neighborhood.
“This is one of many examples of how our team goes above and beyond in everything that they do to create a world where kindness and compassion reign,” she said. “I am proud of Devon, Scott and Nick and his family because this is an example of how a single act of kindness can truly make a world of difference.”
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Maddie Seiler is a news press reporter for The Sentinel and cumberlink.com covering Carlisle and Newville. You can call her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at: @SeilerMadalyn
