Kitten Goes Down The Drainpipe In Hudson County, But Is Rescued

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – After a North Bergen resident posted in a town Facebook forum that she could hear a kitten crying from a storm drain on Friday, the town's Department of Public Works, which monitors the group, offered a helping paw.

DPW crew members investigated, then lowered themselves into a catch basin to locate the kitten, which they were able to do quickly.

However, they couldn't quite grab the pussycat. "The frightened feline was understandably spooked and ran from its rescuers into a narrow drain pipe," the town noted in a release.

The workers then thought of using an automated camera to “nudge” the kitten towards the outlet and into the waiting arms of an animal rescue worker.

He is now being cared for and given medical treatment before being put up for adoption, the town said.

“Today North Bergen DPW learned of a trapped kitten on social media and kicked into high gear quickly!” said Mayor Nicholas Sacco. “With the advanced technology of cameras and the selflessness of our DPW workers, they heroically and safely extracted the kitten from the sewers on Tonnelle Avenue.”