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Amazing Effort by a Huge Community Rescues Kitten from Trash Compactor

The news caught attention when someone in La Quinta, California, called their local station at midnight to report kittens being discarded like garbage in a trash compactor. This phone call prompted the community to come together and make an effort to save these almost discarded kittens (watch the video below).

It all started when a concerned person heard meowing coming from the trash compactor located behind a shopping center. They attempted to contact the company whose name was printed on the side, but unfortunately, they couldn’t reach anyone at that late hour. In frustration, the person then called the Sheriff and Fire Department for help.

Based on the sounds they heard, the potential rescuers couldn’t determine whether there was one kitten or multiple kittens trapped inside the large compactor.

“No one will help us. The store is closed, and the kitten is crying, the kittens are crying,” the woman left a voicemail for the NBC Palm Springs newsroom at midnight, expressing her thoughts.

Image source: Furever Home Kitty Rescue

The morning anchor and producer take action in response to the kitten crisis.

Because it was very late at night, there was no one available to provide assistance until the next morning when the newsroom listened to the voicemail. Despite understanding how busy a newsroom can be, they paused their work and reached out to Riverside Animal Services to seek help.

“Our morning anchor and producer sprang into action once they heard that voicemail,” said NBC Palm Springs, Anchor Olivia Sandusky.

At 8:30 am, Riverside Animal Services arrived at the location where the kittens were trapped inside the trash compactor. By then, the meowing had ceased. Afterward, the photographer from the news station went to the scene to document the situation.

Image source: NBC Palm Springs

A UPS worker had already saved two kittens.

When the photographer arrived, they felt relieved upon learning that a UPS delivery person had brought two kittens from the compactor site to the nearby shelter. However, one kitten had been stuck inside throughout the entire night. Luckily, a group of rescuers arrived shortly after to help.

“Twelve hours after the first visit, Riverside County Animal Services came back with backup.”

Image source: Furever Home Kitty Rescue

The La Quinta rescue team arrives.

With a strong determination to rescue the remaining kitten, Animal Services, Firefighters, Sheriff’s Deputies, a tow truck, as well as the mayor and city manager of La Quinta, joined forces to help. Surprisingly, ten individuals collaborated to safely retrieve the little kitten from the challenging situation. However, it was no easy task. They had to meticulously search through piles of trash, like finding a needle in a haystack of rubbish. Despite the darkness, they tirelessly searched for hours.

Image source: Furever Home Kitty Rescue

Since the truck was set to collect the trash on Friday morning, there was a great sense of relief when the final attempt to locate the kitten proved successful.

Image source: Furever Home Kitty Rescue

At 6 am, an employee named Robert from the Burrtec disposal company finally discovered the tiny kitten. He happily posed for a heartwarming and reassuring picture!

Image source: Furever Home Kitty Rescue

Just in time, right before the scheduled garbage pickup, the kitten was rescued! Now, the kitten and its siblings will receive all the necessary care to recover fully and find loving homes to be adopted into.

You can watch the video here:

“After spending about two hours last night, the kitten was rescued this morning. Thank you to the city of La Quinta, Mayor Linda Evans, and city manager Jon McMillen for getting everything rotating to save this kitty. Thank you to the Adams Station Fire Department, the police department and animal services for all coming together last night to help save this kitten. Without being able to locate it last night in all of the rubbage, Burrtec came out to continue the mission at 6 am and located the kitten stuck in between cardboard boxes. He is doing great and purring and snuggling…probably about four weeks [old],” shared Furever Home Kitty Rescue.

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Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.

More info: Youtube

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These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects

Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.

For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.

With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.

1. Zebra longwing

This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.