Street, police departments rescue kitten from sewer

• The Rescue

(John M. Steiner / The Sun) Stewart Greer, assistant street department foreman, dangles in a sewer drain Thursday in the attempt to rescue a kitten in southwest Jamestown.
• Tiny Kitten

(John M. Steiner / The Sun) A pint-sized kitten is seen at the bottom of a sewer drain Thursday along a street in southwest Jamestown. The small feline was eventually rescued Thursday.

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A nearly hour-and-a-half rescue mission by the Jamestown Police and Street Departments successfully brought about the rescue of a wild kitten on Thursday.

JPD Animal Control Officer Rebekah Johnson responded to a 12:49 p.m. call Thursday to 600 25th St. SW for a reported kitten stuck in a sewer drain just outside the Hong Kong Buffet restaurant.

After getting assistance from city Street Foreman Harold Sad and Assistant Street Foreman Stewart Greer, the local officials successfully pulled the kitten out from the sewer drain.

“We essentially created a giant Q-tip. We taped a blanket together and were able to push the little guy out to one side and bring him up,” Sad said.

Once brought up, Johnson placed the kitten in a kennel and brought him to Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop in Jamestown for further care and evaluation.

“He needed some shots and tests and so forth, so he’s in good care there and hopefully we can find the little guy a home,” she said.

Johnson said that particular area in southwest Jamestown where the kitten was recovered has been known for having “a large population” of wild kittens.

In the spirit of where he was found, Johnson temporarily named the kitten.

“We’re calling him Drano,” she said.

Sun reporter Brian Willhide can be reached at 701-952-8454 or by email at bwillhide@jamestownsun.com

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