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ALIVE AND EVENTUALLY FIND HOMES. THREE WEEKS OLD AND FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE. THEY WERE FOUND IN A WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE LIKE A UTILITY TRAILER. MEGAN MCKNIGHT, FOUNDER OF THE PHOENIX AND FRIENDS RESCUE, SAID SHE GOT A CALL FROM A WORKER AT THE CLAIRTON COKE PLANT CONCERNED BY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, PUT IN THE SAME TRAILER AND ASKING FOR HELP WHEN THE KITTENS ARRIVED TO HER. SHE CALLED FOR BACKUP FROM AMANDA COATS WITH KITTEN SCOOP, WHERE DOZENS OF RESCUED AND NOW HEALTHY CATS ARE AWAITING ADOPTION. THEY WERE IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE, COVERED IN TAR AND VERY YOUNG. DIDN’T HAVE A MOM. THE CHANCES ARE LOW TAR IS A SUBSTANCE THAT’S GOING TO BIND TO THEIR FUR AND TO THEIR SKIN, AND UNFORTUNATELY IS TOXIC. NOW THEY’RE ON PNEUMONIA WATCH. AND FOR ANY OTHER BREATHING CONCERNS. IN A STATEMENT TO PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR, A U.S. STEEL SPOKESPERSON SAID IN PART, QUOTE, WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION FELINE FIGHTERS AND ACT FOR MANY YEARS AND ACTIVELY WORKED TO SPAY NEUTER ADULT CATS TO HELP CONTROL THE POPULATION. WE RESCUE KITTENS, WE FIND, MANY OF WHICH OUR EMPLOYEES ADOPT. AND IF ADOPTION IS NOT POSSIBLE, THEY ARE TAKEN IN BY THE RESCUE ORGANIZATION. SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY AND THAT INCLUDES THE SAFETY OF THE ANIMALS THAT MAY MAKE THEIR WAY ONTO OUR PROPERTY. THE KITTEN’S MOM HAS YET TO BE RESCUED. COATS SAYS SHE’S TRYING TO REACH THE PLANT TO OFFER HER SERVICES TO RESCUE THE MOM, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CATS ON THE PROPERTY TO GET THEM SPAYED, NEUTERED AND GIVEN PROPER CARE. IF YOU’RE STILL IN, CLAIRTON IS WILLING, WE WILL DEFINITELY COME IN AND TRAP EVERYONE ALL AT ONCE USING OUR EQUIPMENT AND AND OUR TRAPS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE JUST NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM OUR OUR DUTIES PROPERLY. MANY PRAISING THE RESCUE EFFORTS OF THE WORKER WHO ULTIMATELY GOT THE KITTENS HERE. I’M REALLY THANKFUL THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO GET THEM OUT TO US, TO SAFETY AND OF COURSE, TO AMANDA FOR, YOU KNOW, NOT EVEN HESITATING FOR A SECOND TO HELP SUPPORT THE KITTENS RECOVERY OR THE OTHER EFFORTS OF THE KITTENS RESCUE. JUST CLICK ON THIS STORY ON OUR
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Kittens rescued from Pittsburgh-area U.S. Steel plant property are recovering
Four kittens found at a U S Steel plant near Pittsburgh are recovering with help from rescue organizations
Four kittens found at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are being cared for by rescue organizations as they fight to recover.Megan Minnaji, founder of Pheonix and Friends, a cat and kitten rescue, said the kittens were found in a utility trailer, covered in harmful substances, and are now receiving care from Kitten Scoop in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which is outside of Pittsburgh.“They were found in what I believe to be, like, a utility trailer,” said Megan Minnaji.Minnaji said she received a call from a concerned worker at the plant, who reported harmful substances in the trailer and sought help for the kittens. Upon their arrival to her, Minnaji called for assistance from Amanda Coats, founder of Kitten Scoop, another Greensburg rescue organization. “They were in pretty rough shape, covered in tar and very young. They didn’t have a mom. The chances are low,” Coats said.“Tar is a substance that’s going to bind to their fur and to their skin, and unfortunately, is toxic,” Minnaji said.The kittens are now being monitored for pneumonia and other breathing concerns. In a statement to sister station WTAE, a spokesperson for U.S. Steel said, “We have collaborated with animal rescue organization Feline Fighters N’AT for many years and actively work to spay/neuter adult cats to help control the population. We rescue kittens we find, many of which our employees adopt, and if adoption is not possible, they are taken in by the rescue organization. Safety is our top priority and that includes the safety of the animals that may make their way onto our property.” The kittens’ mother has not yet been rescued, but Coats is working to reach the Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, to offer her services to rescue the mother and any other cats on the property. “If U.S. Steel in Clairton is willing, we will definitely come in and trap everyone all at once using our equipment and our traps, and everything else. We just need to have access to the property and the ability to perform our duties properly,” Coats said. Minnaji expressed gratitude for the plant worker who initiated the rescue.“I’m really thankful that the employee was able to get them out to us to safety and, of course, to Amanda for not even hesitating for a second,” she said.To offer financial support for Kitten Scoop to aid in the kittens’ recovery, visit the Kitten Scoop website.
Four kittens found at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are being cared for by rescue organizations as they fight to recover.
Megan Minnaji, founder of Pheonix and Friends, a cat and kitten rescue, said the kittens were found in a utility trailer, covered in harmful substances, and are now receiving care from Kitten Scoop in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which is outside of Pittsburgh.
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“They were found in what I believe to be, like, a utility trailer,” said Megan Minnaji.
Minnaji said she received a call from a concerned worker at the plant, who reported harmful substances in the trailer and sought help for the kittens. Upon their arrival to her, Minnaji called for assistance from Amanda Coats, founder of Kitten Scoop, another Greensburg rescue organization.
“They were in pretty rough shape, covered in tar and very young. They didn’t have a mom. The chances are low,” Coats said.
“Tar is a substance that’s going to bind to their fur and to their skin, and unfortunately, is toxic,” Minnaji said.
The kittens are now being monitored for pneumonia and other breathing concerns.
In a statement to sister station WTAE, a spokesperson for U.S. Steel said, “We have collaborated with animal rescue organization Feline Fighters N’AT for many years and actively work to spay/neuter adult cats to help control the population. We rescue kittens we find, many of which our employees adopt, and if adoption is not possible, they are taken in by the rescue organization. Safety is our top priority and that includes the safety of the animals that may make their way onto our property.”
The kittens’ mother has not yet been rescued, but Coats is working to reach the Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, to offer her services to rescue the mother and any other cats on the property.
“If U.S. Steel in Clairton is willing, we will definitely come in and trap everyone all at once using our equipment and our traps, and everything else. We just need to have access to the property and the ability to perform our duties properly,” Coats said.
Minnaji expressed gratitude for the plant worker who initiated the rescue.
“I’m really thankful that the employee was able to get them out to us to safety and, of course, to Amanda for not even hesitating for a second,” she said.
To offer financial support for Kitten Scoop to aid in the kittens’ recovery, visit the Kitten Scoop website.
