Carabinieri rescue a kitten stuck in the engine of a vehicle and adopt it as their mascot

The 14th Rifle Battalion (CRI) of Vibo Valentia in Italy Its mission is to provide medical assistance during shooting exercises. However, this time it was a helpless little being that they lent their support to.

In effect, Giovanna Barbatoterritorial inspector of the Volunteer Nurse Corps from Red Cross of Vibo Valentiawas heading to training camp on this day in August 2022 when she heard suspicious noises coming from her car.

It was undoubtedly the distressed meows of a kitten only a few weeks old.

The woman therefore opened the hood and discovered a ball of hair in a very bad position. Unable to extract him from this trap, she called the agents of the CRI.

Rescue and adoption

As can be seen on the video, the baby was stuck in the gaps in the frame of a wheel. With suitable tools, the good Samaritans dismantled the protective plastic.

One paw after another, the young tomcat was pulled out of his burning hell. The poor beast was terrified and scarred by her terrible experience, but not luckily, she wasn’t hurt.

The kitten received emergency care and was offered a delicious meal and a bowl of fresh water.

After a few hours in a safe place, the feline recovered. “The frightened baby looked up at the carabinieri who had rescued him, as if to thank him”reports Gazeta of the South.

The rescue could have stopped there, but it was without counting on the sensitivity of the rescuers. Indeed, the CRI decided to guarantee a home for the little cat that was adopted as a mascot. He now has loving and caring people around him who take care of him.

He will no longer have to take refuge in the engine compartment of cars, since he now has a cozy environment.

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