AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A kitten has a brand-new home after being stuck in a storm drain on Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta.
He’s safe, thanks to a group of complete strangers from Facebook.
One female made a post in the group “Zeus’ Crusaders” calling for help saving a kitten that had actually been stuck in the sewage system for a minimum of 2 days.
“She was very upset because he was dying basically. He was in really bad shape, and she couldn’t get him out, and so she was pleading for help to get him out,” said Robin Cole, who assisted rescue the kitten after seeing the post.
Becca Gulino arrived initially.
“I was at work, and I said, as soon as 5 o’clock hits, I’m on my way,” she said. “When you’re actually there and you hear his little meow and you see them eyes from a distance, you’re like, I’m just gonna do it.”
Gulino entered into the sewage system, and she wasn’t the only one.
“I actually jumped down there and kind of was crawling through it, trying to see if I could see him. Had a flashlight down there, I could see his eyes, but I couldn’t quite get him to come towards me because he was scared,” said Isaiah Smith.
The group invested about 3 hours crawling around the sewage system. They weren’t leaving up until the kitten was out.
“That was three hours of very hot, humid, disgusting stuff,” Cole said.
In completion, they state it deserved it since they got the kitten out. They utilized cat sound impacts, cat food and other methods to lead the kitten towards them.
“Knowing that he’s gonna go from probably not surviving to a good, helpful, loving home is pretty big,” said Smith.
They wished to remain confidential, however somebody did take in the kitten and provide it a home.
This kitten’s life might’ve ended. Instead, he’s getting a brand-new starting all since of a group of complete strangers.
“It brings back faith in humanity when everybody pulls together to do that,” Cole said.
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