Animal Charity Wants To Find Good Samaritan Who Saved Drowning Kitten

An animal rescue charity in the U.S. town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wants to find and thank a good Samaritan who risked her life to wade into flood waters and rescue a drowning kitten.

The town was devastated by freak floods in September, with many people left homeless.

However, in the midst of the destruction caused by the flood waters, a good news story emerged.

Seeing the kitten swept away by a flooding creek, an unknown woman waded into the water to grab the drowning animal and bring it back to the safety of dry land.

According to a report in the Lancaster Sunday News:

…if it weren’t for the heroic intervention of one Good Samaritan, a 6-week-old kitten wouldn’t be here today.

The young feline, taken to the Humane League of Lancaster County following the rescue, is one of a growing number of animals the organization has sheltered after the recent devastating floods.

The newspaper further reports:

The 6-week-old kitten was pulled from a flooded stream near Lime Rock and Middle Creek roads in Clay Township, said Humane League Director of Marketing Becki Meiss.

The woman who rescued the cat apparently waded into the water to get him, she said. The League doesn’t know her identity, Meiss said, and “I would love to track down the person” who saved him.

The kitten, since named River, was brought to the shelter by ORCA, the Organization for the Responsible Care of Animals.

A tiger cat with white paws, River was lethargic when he arrived and is suffering from an upper respiratory infection that’s being treated with medication, Meiss said.

The good news is, he’s responding well, she said.

River is being fostered by a Humane League employee until he recovers and is old enough (kittens must be at least 8 weeks) to be adopted, Meiss said.