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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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jul 16, 2024 10:00 PM EDT

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  • Sometimes when domesticated animals are out in the wild, they don't choose the best places to cozy up. For example, this stray cat decided the perfect place to have her kittens would be a storm drain. Us humans know that is a terrible place for kittens because once a storm hits, they're toast. 

    Luckily, a good girl pit bull named Cookie found them and had their backs. Cookie was on a walk when her snoot caught a whiff of something. She stopped in front of a storm drain and refused to move. That's when her mama knew that something was going on. “This isn't our first rodeo,” she says. Apparently, Cookie stopped at another storm drain last year where she pointed out some lost kittens stuck inside. 

    They went straight to action and called the emergency services. The police, firemen, and even EMTs came straight to the site. All of the kittens got rescued. The mama was grabbed but then freaked out and freed herself from her rescuer's arms and ran off. Now the girl is trying to get help in finding the mom so she can reunite her with her kittens. 

    All in all, some kittens were rescued thanks to a helpful pittie and that's the kind of news we need to see more of these days. 

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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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