GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On March 8, operations at WM’s Grand Junction Material Recycling Facility have been working usually — till an worker discovered a kitten combined in with the supplies.
WM worker Troy Borders was processing cardboard into the baler when he seen a material bag within the combine; when he opened it, he discovered a kitten nestled inside.
We’ve seen our share of unusual gadgets come throughout the sorting line, however this was the primary time we rescued a kitten.
WM District Manager Ken Stevens
Borders introduced the kitten to the workplace on his subsequent break, and Operations Specialist Ren Rich took the cat to Roice-Hurst Humane Society for a checkup earlier than being placed into foster care. Before leaving, Rich requested the organization to call the cat “Lea” in reminiscence of his daughter’s cat Leo, who’d been adopted from Roice-Hurst years in the past and handed away the night time earlier than.
Lea is at present being bottle-fed and fostered by Roice-Hurst Executive Director Anna Stout.
Kittens this young require a human to carry out all of the care duties {that a} mama cat would, which is why it’s so essential that we have now an inventory of fantastic and keen foster houses to name when vulnerable infants like Lea are available.
Roice-Hurst Humane Society Facebook put up
If you’re all for fostering, go to the Roice-Hurst Humane Society’s web site for extra info.
WM officers need to remind residents and businesses to solely place bottles, cans, paper and cardboard of their recycling carts.
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