Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Kitten Gets Wedged in Car Dashboard

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Curiosity didn't kill the cat. But a kitten got stuck behind the dashboard of a woman's SUV after climbing through a hole in the glove compartment.

The woman went to the Rockaway Township Municipal Building for help after food wouldn't lure the tabby out.

Rockaway Township animal control officer Dan McDonald and veterinarian Steven Hodes tried to grab the cat. But the frightened animal just crawled deeper into the dash.

The vet managed to inject the kitten with an anesthesia and they pulled the drowsy feline out unharmed without having to dismantle the dashboard.

McDonald said the woman has a friend who might adopt the kitten.