On Sunday, New York’s Suffolk County police and North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue responded to reports of a kitten trapped in a storm drain in Deer Park, which is about 40 miles outside of New York City
A report from UPI claimed that it took over five hours to rescue the kitten. The job was only completed after the rescuers managed to coax the kitten into a trap by using chicken nuggets as bait
An Instagram video showed the kitten being pulled out of the drain while still inside the trap. The kitten appeared unharmed, but the same can’t be said for the chicken nuggets it was baited with, as those were nowhere to be found once the kitten’s rescue was complete
That story doesn’t end there. The kitten, which is still looking for a home, has now been named Chicken Nugget to commemorate this successful rescue
Recent reports indicated that Chicken Nugget would be available for adoption as soon as it was medically checked out and cleared by a veterinarian
It is worth saying that chicken nuggets should not be a regular part of a cat’s diet, as the processed food is not ideal for their digestive system — especially that of a kitten
But drastic times call for drastic measures. And a five-hour rescue attempt is certainly a drastic enough measure to resort to chicken nuggets
Chicken Nugget’s future owners will hopefully never have to save it from being trapped. But if the