14-03-2025
Newborn kittens rescued from wrecked car on Long Island moments before demolition
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (PIX11) – A litter of kittens was rescued from the inside of a wrecked car at a junkyard moments before it was scheduled to be demolished Wednesday, according to John Debacker, the vice president of Long Island Cat Kitten Solution.
The five newborn kittens, no older than two weeks old, were found huddled together on the car's floor.
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One video showed broken glass and rubbage next to the kittens.
The fluffy felines were removed from the junkyard and bottle-fed overnight by a good friend of Debacker's in Levittown, New York.
Debacker said the mother cat was tracked down and reunited with her kittens.
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