In a remarkable act of resilience, a mother cat and her five kittens were rescued from the walls and ceiling of a Philadelphia transit station by workers from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
The rescue mission, which spanned two nights, involved SEPTA workers who initially tried to coax the cats out without causing damage. “For the last two nights, they were trying to pull the cats out,” explained John Murphy, SEPTA’s Manager of Facilities Programs, in an interview with CBS News. “Today, they decided they had to take the wall out. The cat had managed to climb up through our system all the way to the bottom and build a little nest.”
On the first night, the crew discovered one kitten hidden in the station’s ceiling. The following afternoon, two more kittens were found along with their mother. By that evening, the workers had located two additional kittens. A SEPTA employee provided temporary care for some of the kittens before the Stray Cat Relief Fund of Philadelphia took in the entire feline family.
According to CBS News, the mother cat was surprisingly clean and free of fleas, leading the Stray Cat Relief Fund to believe she was abandoned before finding refuge in the station to give birth.
Fortunately, the cats are now thriving. The Stray Cat Relief Fund shared an uplifting update on Facebook, revealing the unique names given to the family and posting adorable photos and videos of the kittens playing and cuddling with their mother.
“MEET THE SEPTA FAMILY! Meet mom Joan (named after the first female trolley operator Joan Woollcott), EL, Caboose, Choo Choo, Trollie, and Tyler (named after one of the SEPTA rescuers),” the organization wrote in the post.
Lady Freethinker, a nonprofit dedicated to animal welfare, commends the SEPTA team for their extraordinary efforts in rescuing Joan and her kittens. Thanks to their dedication, the feline family is now in foster care, preparing for the opportunity to find a loving forever home.
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