23 Heartwarming Pictures Of Firefighters Rescuing Cats

In our humble, cat-loving opinion, some heroes have to be celebrated a little more than others. Rescuing humans - oh, we hear about that all the time, but someone turning again, running right back into danger to save the life of a cat? That kind of story is a lot rarer, and they seem to be celebrated quite less frequently no matter how amazing they are. Like the story of the Thai sailor who rescued 4 kittens from a burning ship or the bomb squad who was called in to disable a bag full of kittens. To be fair, they didn't know that at the time, but they rescued them all the same. 

And then there are the incredible firefighters who risk their lives to save cats from burning houses - that's who we're going to celebrate today. Some of these rescues don't go as you'd expect, like that time firefighters were called in to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree only for the kitten to jump off on its own. But, most times, even just looking at pictures of these rescues is enough to warm our hearts, so may your hearts be warmed as you than these amazing heroes for existing. 

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    We look at pictures like these and truly cannot be grateful enough to these people. The look in this cat's eyes at the bottom right picture says it all - the trauma is there and the thankfulness is too. We are so glad this little kitty was given another chance by this amazing man.

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    And then there are pictures like these - iconic and memeable as heck. We would like to start by saying thank you to this firefighter for saving this hooligan, and then we would like to say - on behalf of the cat - heck you, firefighter, for destroying this cat's plans to burn the building down. 

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