Pittsfield Township firefighters rescued two kittens from a storm drain at Lillie Park Monday afternoon while children looked on.
Photo courtesy of Suzette Collins
Pittsfield Township firefighters were called to the park sometime after 4 p.m. after receiving a report of a kitty trapped in the drain, Fire Chief Sean Gleason said.
The firefighters discovered not one, but two kittens had found their way down the drain. The felines were rescued.
Gleason said the efforts attracted quite the crowd of children, who were allowed to snuggle with and pet the kittens before the firefighters took the two back to the department.
The kittens were subsequently turned over to the Humane Society of Huron Valley.
Gleason said the department receives calls about trapped animals from time to time and that it always responds — without lights and sirens, however. The calls can be a refreshing change of pace for the department.
“The guys love it,” he said. “Everybody loves a little kitten.”
Many of the recent calls usually involve ducklings stuck in storm drains, he added. No one was sure how the kittens got down there.
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