El Paso Animals Services officers rescue cat stuck in a tin can
Posted: 01/24/2013 04:17:23 PM MST
City Animal Services officers are
being credited for saving the life of a feral cat that got its head stuck in an
empty tin can.
Earlier this week, officers received a report about the cat, which was found
in the 5000 block of El Paso Drive. Officers took the male cat to the city's
animal shelter for treatment.
Staff members put the cat under anesthesia and were able to safely remove the
can from the cat's head. The cat was also examined, found to be in good shape
and was neutered and vaccinated against rabies, shelter officials said.
Officials said they believe the cat had been looking for food inside the can
when his head became lodged inside.
The cat was released back into the neighborhood, and will be feed and cared
for by a feral cat colony manager. Officials said feral cats are not available
for adoption.
Officials said they are working to control the feral cat population through
the use of a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program in which feral cats are trapped,
spayed or neutered and released into the neighborhood where they were collected
For more information on the TNR program or on becoming a feral cat colony
manager, call the city's Animal Services Division at (915) 842-1000.
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