Family of Kittens Get Rescued from a Storm Drain When Astute Pupper Named Cookie Catches Their Sent While On a Walk and Refuses to Leave Them

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    My dog wouldn't leave this storm drain on our walk...
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    KITTENSO.
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    LIVA We called 911 & waited an hour for a cop to come help
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    Then 2 EMS, a fire truck & emergency responders showed up to help us get the kittens
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    SETAUKET
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    The fire fighters were SO helpful and SO nice
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    5 babies
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    Trying to get mama out
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    We got mama but she freaked out scratching & biting the fire fighter so he had to let her go
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    of the Thrw Thank you setauket fire department for helping us rescue these babies
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    So tiny. So cute.
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    Luckily one of the EMTs relatives rescues kittens so they are in a safe home tonight
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    Watch the Full Rescue Video:

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    This the hero herself. Her name isw Cookie. Every time we pass |any drain now she's looking down them, sniffing, and she'sa good girl.
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    UPDATE:

    Okay, here's everyone's long-awaited update on the kittens, the mom, and the whole situation... We are not experts. We just did what was best. And this isn't our first rodeo. Last year, we captured kittens in the drain that was literally across the street from where we were last night. And we learned a lot from that experience... We now know that the assigned shelter that any found animal is assigned to is not the greatest where we are. So we knew already we weren't gonna let the police take the
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    Now, let's talk about mama cat because I know that's what everyone's mainly concerned about. We did get her out of the drain. She wasn't that far in, and she was able to get in and out of that drain herself. There was like a big slit at the top of the drain where she could fit through, but the babies were just too small to even, like, climb out, and I don't think they would have been able to until they were bigger anyway. But we did get her out, and she escaped out of the fireman's arms because
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    So I'm trying to find someone who could possibly do that for us and help us get mama back to her babies. We know where the babies are, and if we can get mama, who looks like a baby herself, we will reunite them, I promise. But if any of you are from Long Island and know anyone or, like, a rescue or service of any kind that can capture stray cats and spay and neuter them, that would be wonderful.

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