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Cat Survives Being Locked in Cage, Tossed in River
MISSOULA, Mont. (Dec. 30) - If cats have nine lives, a kitty here has
definitely used one up. The house cat survived being locked in a cage, thrown off a bridge and then stranded in an icy puddle of river slush. The ordeal ended Tuesday morning when a pair of passers-by spotted the calico cat while crossing a footbridge and called for help. Missoula firefighters arrived minutes later, donned wet suits and launched a rescue boat. Someone had put the animal in a cage, along with a rock weighing about 16 pounds, and tossed it into the Clark Fork River. But instead of landing in the water, it bounced several times on the ice and then became stuck. It's unclear how long the cat had been there. Firefighters took it back to the fire station, dried it off and fed it leftover Christmas turkey and a dish of milk. "It was really skinny, nothing but skin and bones, and had collar marks where a too-small collar had rubbed the fur off its neck. But it was really friendly," firefighter Philip Keating said. Firefighter Josh Macrow decided to keep the cat. After his shift, he took it to a vet and then home to his 12-year-old daughter. "It's the sweetest cat," Macrow said. "It sits on your shoulder when you drive down the road and it curled up with my black Labs this morning." Naming the animal was easy, he said. "We call her Lucky." |
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Cat Survives Being Locked in Cage, Tossed in River
Very nice, firemen are good chaps, caring nature comes with the job I expect
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Cat Survives Being Locked in Cage, Tossed in River
The cruelty that some people practice never fails to appal and disgust me.
Here in the UK police are investigating a recent incident of a cat microwaved to death. If someone does not want their cat - why not just hand it in to local rescue centre saying they found it? Lets hope 2006 is kinder year to all animals. chas |
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Cat Survives Being Locked in Cage, Tossed in River
"Gold Finger" wrote in message ps.com... MISSOULA, Mont. (Dec. 30) - If cats have nine lives, a kitty here has definitely used one up. I saw this. Who could do that? She is a lovely tortoiseshell shorthair, too. *******s. Hey, did you watch some Bond films recently, hence your new name? Because I just happened to see part of one last night with the young Sean Connery and that Swedish actress, from like, 1963. |
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Cat Survives Being Locked in Cage, Tossed in River
cybercat wrote: "Gold Finger" wrote in message ps.com... MISSOULA, Mont. (Dec. 30) - If cats have nine lives, a kitty here has definitely used one up. I saw this. Who could do that? She is a lovely tortoiseshell shorthair, too. *******s. Hey, did you watch some Bond films recently, hence your new name? no, but I have seen most of the bond flics, I love a good Bondathon on TBS all day back to back Agent 007, I liked the scifi technology they used. parachute watches and what not i think my favorite was from russia with love, nice babe, lots of action, at least 15 people shot, moderate langauge and brief nudity |
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