Kitten rescued after days in Massapequa sewer as cat-astrophe averted
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“A scrappy and stinky kitten was rescued from a days-long stay in a Massapequa sewer”
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Multiple web search results confirm a kitten was rescued from a sewer drain in Massapequa after being there for several days.
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— A kitten has been saved after getting stuck in a sewer drain in Massapequa Saturday night. Neighbors said they saw the kitten inside the sewer for several days. The drain was flooded from the recent r…
https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/11/kitten-saved-from-s…
https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/11/kitten-saved-from-s…
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— #straykitten #dogreaction #rescuedkittens Two Months Time Lapse My Dog Meets New Tiny Kitten for the First Time!My Dog Reacts to the Cat Rescued from Brink ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hlW0W03_pA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hlW0W03_pA
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— A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking outside and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks.This undated photo provided by Clifton Nesseth shows Drifter, a three-year-old ta…
https://apnews.com/article/missing-cat-rescued-sewer-duluth-…
https://apnews.com/article/missing-cat-rescued-sewer-duluth-…
“a neighbor who was out walking their dog heard cries coming from beneath a manhole on Harrison Street”
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The Dodo reports that concerned passersby (neighbors) called John Debacker after spotting the kitten. While the specific street name 'Harrison Street' isn't in the snippet, the general event of a neighbor discovering the kitten is corroborated by the Massapequa sewer rescue reports.
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighbor
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— Founded in 2017, Neighbor is a storage-sharing marketplace based in Utah, USA. With happy customers in all 50 states, Neighbor connects hosts with unused space to renters looking for closer and more a…
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— NEIGHBOR meaning: 1. US spelling of neighbour 2. someone who lives very close to you: 3. a country that is next to…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/neigh…
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/neigh…
“local animal rescuer John Debacker to crawl down below”
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Multiple sources identify John Debacker as the rescuer from Long Island Cat/Kitten Solution who responded to the scene.
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— Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, colloquially known as Master Chief, is the protagonist of the Halo video game series and its spin-off media. The character first appeared in the 2001 video game Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Chief_(Halo)
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— Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, also known simply by his rank as the "Master Chief" or simply as the "Chief", is a Spartan-II supersoldier of the UNSC Navy's Special Weapons division.
https://www.halopedia.org/John-117
https://www.halopedia.org/John-117
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— Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, [Note 1] more commonly known as Master Chief, is a SPARTAN-II commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. He is the protagonist and main character in both …
https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/John-117
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“Little Norton responded to recorded “meow” noises that Debacker blasted in the tunnels”
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UPI.com explicitly states that John Debacker played recorded kitten sounds to lure the feline close enough to be reached.
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— John DeBacker is an American wildlife and animal rescuer specializing in stray and feral cats. As of August 2024, he serves as the Vice President of Long Island Cat/Kitten Solution, a non-profit organ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeBacker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeBacker
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— John Debacker of Long Island Cat and Kitten Solution responded to the home and played recorded kitten sounds to lure the tiny feline close enough that he could reach it with a catch pole.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/04/Long-Island-kitten-p…
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/04/Long-Island-kitten-p…
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— Eventually, concerned passersby called John Debacker, vice president of. Long Island Cat Kitten Solution. “This was one of my most intense rescues because of the danger involved,” Debacker told The Do…
https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/guy-walking-down-street-s…
https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/guy-walking-down-street-s…
“placed the kitten into a carrier, which was shipped off to Second Chance Animal Rescue in Levittown”
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While the rescue is confirmed, the provided evidence does not explicitly mention the transfer to 'Second Chance Animal Rescue in Levittown' in the snippets, although one snippet mentions a cat for adoption in Levittown. There is insufficient corroboration across multiple sources for this specific destination.
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— *Please don't forget to hit the CC button for Subtitles*An itty-bitty kitten who's only 2 months old had been trapped deep down below the ditch where there's...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMR0hQv5_IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMR0hQv5_IM
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— He was rescued from the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter. He has been neutered, has all age appropriate vaccines and is FELV & FIV negative.
https://www.petfinder.com/cat/vermax-73535718/ny/levittown/f…
https://www.petfinder.com/cat/vermax-73535718/ny/levittown/f…
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— Kitty rescued in Bangladesh after getting stuck in a window.
https://www.treehugger.com/animal-news-4846084
https://www.treehugger.com/animal-news-4846084
“he broke his glasses while wrangling the cat”
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A web search result explicitly mentions that Debacker broke his glasses while wrangling the cat and his clothes were filthy from the sewer.
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— John DeBacker (b. Jul 2, 1993 [4][5][6]) is an American wildlife and animal rescuer specializing in stray and feral cats. [4][7] As of August 2024, he serves as the Vice President of Long Island Cat/K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeBacker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeBacker
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— Debacker said the rescue has left Jim in the market for some new attire — he broke his glasses while wrangling the cat and his clothes were so filthy from the sewer that it wasn't worth ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/kitten-rescued-after-d…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/kitten-rescued-after-d…
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— Trains along the Babylon branch heading both east and westbound were put to a complete halt tonight after a cat was struck by a train, where a train engineer reached out to me for assistance. 3 of the…
https://www.facebook.com/john.debacker.50/
https://www.facebook.com/john.debacker.50/
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