CAT-ASTROPHE! FELINE FREED WITH HELP OF FRIENDLY FIREFIGHTERS.Byline: Phillip W. Browne Daily News Staff Writer Mouser mous·er n. An animal, especially a cat, that catches mice. mouser Noun a cat or other animal that is used to catch mice Noun 1. was just trying to live up to his name, but the overzealous cat got in over his head Thursday when he got stuck between two walls. It took six firefighters, two members of the Urban Search and Rescue The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Team and a healthy slathering in liquid soap to set him free. After a dramatic rescue requiring the removal of part of the wall, fire Capt. Charles Butler Charles Butler refers to:
Shaken and drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. , Mouser appeared to be OK - for a wet cat. ``I'm elated he got out all right,'' said Mouser's owner, Brian Schwartz, who brought the feline to his shipping company for vermin vermin /ver·min/ (ver´min) 1. an external animal parasite. 2. such parasites collectively.ver´minous ver·min n. pl. patrol. The rescue effort drew dozens of spectators, who cheered once he was freed. ``This seems real silly, but whenever they have those animal rescue shows I'm always glued to the TV,'' said one spectator, Marian Jensen. ``This is wonderful.'' Firefighters said that typically they don't perform pet rescues, but they were not needed elsewhere, and this gave them an opportunity to practice their skills. And Schwartz agreed to pay for repairs to the walls, Butler said. ``We don't normally come on these, but he asked for our assistance and there were no other calls where human life was in danger,'' he said. Emergency crews were called to 16137 Valerio St. just after 1 p.m. when Mouser became stuck in a three-inch gap between the two walls. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why he went in there. Maybe he saw something,'' Schwartz said. ``I bring him here because I used to have a pest problem. I don't have one anymore.'' Once they arrived, two members of the Urban Search and Rescue Team and six firefighters pulled out heavy hydraulic equipment to chip away at the wall and asphalt. The operation didn't take any special techniques or cost any overtime, but it was good training, said Capt. Keith Massey Keith Massey, Ph.D. and his twin brother Rev. Kevin Massey, born June 15, 1966 in Madison, Wisconsin, are linguists who have have gained particular notoriety as a result of their purported partial decipherment of the Phaistos Disk and their claim that the Kensington Stone . The cat was wedged tightly between the walls and rescuers got to practice delicate maneuvers with heavy equipment, he said. A wrong move and the cat would have been crushed or injured by the concrete chippers. ``Basically this gave us a chance to train with our tools for when a big rescue comes up,'' Massey said. As for Mouser, Schwartz took him home for a catnap and checkup check·up n. 1. An examination or inspection. 2. A general physical examination. checkup See Yearly checkup. . ``I'll be taking him to the vet for sure,'' he said. CAPTION(S): 3 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) A soap-slicked Mouser is pulled by Firefighter Ron Klamecki from a wall where the cat was trapped for hours Thursday in Van Nuys. John Lazar/Daily News (2) Mouser, right, looks up from his cement predicament during a rescue effort Thursday in Van Nuys. (3) Firefighters Jeff Harvey, left, and Ron Klamecki work to rescue Mouser by drilling into the wall. John Lazar/Daily News |
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