Last week a young boy made the mistake of riding his motorized bicycle with his cat on his shoulder and decided to ride on a busy road. The cat became afraid and jumped off, next thing the cat ran into a storm drain. The storm drain goes for quite a distance and merges with other drains; luckily there was no rain in the forecast. The cat was so scared it went more than 30' into the drain system. The next day a team of responders were dispatched and determined the cat was still in the drain system and, alive! That is the picture you see taken with an underground camera. The cat was taken to an emergency veterinary hospital for care and is now quarantined at our facility for a minimum of 10 days. If you would like to help offset the cost of care for this cat, please consider making a donation. Thank you.

Thanks to all those involved in the rescue:

The Haverstraw Police Department

Anthony Sparta, West Haverstraw Commissioner of Public Works

Kyle Schepis, West Haverstraw Department of Public Works

Ed Beatty, Rockland County Highway Department General Foreman

Haverstraw Department of Public Works

Rockland County Sheriff's Department

Sgt. Phil Ursillo, Rockland County Sheriff's Department

The Town of Orangetown

John Curren, Underground Camera Operator, Town of Orangetown

Kevin McGarvey, Town of Orangetown Sewer Department

The various police officers from the Haverstraw Police Department

The Hudson Valley Humane Society

Dr. Danielle Raiano & the team at the Veterinary Emergency Group

You can make a difference by donating today to Hudson Valley Humane Society. The Hudson Valley Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded 1891, exists to promote humane treatment of animals, preventing cruelty thru law enforcement and education, and to serve the needs of abandoned, unwanted and abused animals.