Workers hope to rescue cat from drain after driver hears ani

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Description: By Jessica Stith of The Daily Times Staff Click here to zoom... Daryl Sullivan/The Daily Times Since hearing and seeing a kitten in the drain at the corner of East Lamar Alexander Parkway and West Broadway in Maryville, Cody Dietz has been working to get the animal freed. Cody Dietz was stopped on West Broadway Avenue at the intersection of East Lamar Alexander Parkway heading east at 3 a.m. Wednesday when he heard a "meow." Dietz, 22, Evelyn Avenue, Maryville, pulled his car over to investigate the sound and discovered it was coming from a drain in the road at the intersection. He said it turned out his ears were not deceiving him. He found a kitten was trapped inside the drain. "I told it that I was going to save it, and I will," Dietz said. Dietz said he came back to the drain at noon Wednesday and could still hear the kitten's meow. He said he kept his eye on the storm drain and finally saw the kitten walk below the grate. "It's a cute cat. It's a solid black kitten." According to Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp, Maryville Animal Control received a call about the kitten a week ago. He said animal control workers were unable to find the cat and thought that may be due to the recent heavy rains. Crisp said Animal Control and Maryville Public Works would be using a backhoe to gain access to the storm drain Wednesday night and set a trap for the kitten. They planned to return early this morning to check to see if the cat walked into the trap. Dietz set up a sign at the intersection Wednesday that reads, "Cat stuck in drain. Maryville plans to save it in a couple of days. More info @ Myspace.com/codydeeds." He said he wrote about the kitten on the MySpace Web page and about information he has received from Animal Control. Dietz said he has dropped two cans of cat food into the drain since he discovered it early Wednesday morning. Employees at Texaco located at the intersection said they have also fed the kitten in the past week and that a girl in the neighborhood had brought it food. Texaco employees Amy Huskey and Sam Metcalf said the kitten had been there over a week. They said they have seen Animal Control at the drain several times trying to save the kitten. Dietz said he was told the intersection was supposed to be blocked off at 11 p.m. Wednesday due to road work. He said he would be checking on the kitten at night because he was worried about rain and cold weather. He said he plans on being there when the cat is pulled out of the drain. Dietz hopes to keep the kitten as a pet. Last modified: September 28. 2006 1:55AM
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RandleEl11 ::: Favorites Man, I just watched your 9/11 activism video and then I saw this video. I was just thinking earlier...why is it that some of us care so much and others won't even allow themselves to think about it, let alone investigate it for themselves? The answer is because we are caring, loving and compassionate people who just want to see things change for the better. We just want back what is good and right in the world. We just want freedom, liberty and justice. Thank you, brother. God bless. 07-09-14 05:17:32 __________________________________________________
rabidwhodey ::: Favorites The cats fine... I rehabilitated it and gave it to a friend... happily ever after... myspace/codydeeds 07-06-30 17:25:03 __________________________________________________
heaveho94 ::: Favorites well what happened? 07-06-23 14:11:17 __________________________________________________
siciliansummer ::: Favorites Did they get the kitten out of there? 07-05-28 03:54:47 __________________________________________________
cena3535 ::: Favorites no it died 5 days after it was saved 07-03-05 16:48:48 __________________________________________________
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safarsephiroth ::: Favorites i hate you i love cats you will burn in hell 07-05-06 15:14:11 __________________________________________________
mmt2853 ::: Favorites i think it was? 07-03-04 17:41:45 __________________________________________________
sweetvegan74 ::: Favorites Was the kitten ever saved? 07-03-04 09:18:32 __________________________________________________