Kitten is rescued from hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Kitten
Report by Cary Chow, Photojournalist: Vania Kuy
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. - -- What began as an updated report on the scene at Bayou La Batre, quickly became a kitten rescue mission. But the rescue wasn't a success out-of-the-box!
Cary Chow's Experience:
FOX10 News photojournalist Vania Kuy and I were updating the flood scene at Shell Belt Road in Bayou La Batre on Monday morning. The road was closed just hours after an initial report from the area. During a report, a small kitten began to meow and whimper loudly in a field located off of the intersection of Shell Belt Road and Highway 188.
In the middle of the report, Vania and I tried to rescue the kitten from the strong rain and wind, but the kitten quickly ran away. Upon finishing the report, we went back to grab the kitten and bring it to safety. I used a towel and tried to wrap up the kitten, but it was so frightened it squirmed and fled.
During our second attempt, Vania tried to grab the kitten. Again, unsuccessfully. This time the small, seemingly malnourished kitten ran into a marshy area where it became lost in the tall grass. However, we continued to hear the kitten meow, and after searching through the marsh, we found the kitten again.
This time, I wrapped up the kitten in the towel and picked him up. And once in the comfortable warmth of a dry towel, the previously-startled kitten quickly changed demeanor, and enjoyed the make-shift blanket.
After we grabbed the kitten, Bayou La Batre councilman Henry Barnes drove by, and we wanted to interview him on the latest area information. Not knowing what to do with the kitten, I just held him in one arm, while I held the mic out and interviewed Barnes with the other.
Upon completing the interview, we drove to the Bayou La Batre Fire Department and gave them the kitten.
After reporting our little adventure on the news, our station was quickly greeted with phone calls and e-mails from several caring viewers - all voicing their concern for the kitten. Several of the e-mails even offered new names for the little stray - including "Cat 2", "Bayou Cary", and "Cat Chow."
The little kitten even caught the attention of national networks like CNN. But most importantly of all, the kitten is safe and will go to a happy home.
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