NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A cat and a litter of kittens were rescued after they became trapped in the crawlspace over a Newton home.
Officers responded to the house Friday after the owner became concerned her cat was stuck in the walls with 2-day-old kittens, according to a post on the department’s Twitter page.
Rescuers were able to carefully cut a hole in the ceiling and open it up before pulling the mother and babies to safety.
Another day, another rescue. A concerned resident had her cat stuck in the walls with 2 day old kittens. Rescue 1 and Ladder 3 were able to carefully open the ceiling up and rescue the cat and her kittens from their little crawl space. pic.twitter.com/nXBNYFZlQ5
— Newton Fire (@NewtonFireDept) August 2, 2019
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