Left in the dark, that’s how they were, all four kittens in a drainpipe of the mayor’s office Gustavo A. Madero, but thanks to the intervention of police officers from the Animal Surveillance Brigade (BVA), the newborns could be sheltered and cuddled.

A neighbor of the San Felipe de Jesús neighborhood asked for help to officials of the Capital Security Secretariat (SSC), since he heard meows in one of the water logs. The kittens were at the bottom of that drain on Tepatitlán Avenue, fearful during the night of this Holy Thursday.

Upon arrival, BVA uniforms had to maneuver very carefully, because any wrong move could cause a tragedy, since they had to remove the lid from the strainer. In the background, the screams continued.

After removing the heavy metal cover and with corresponding tactics, there were the little cats, already within reach for their safeguarding. It was like this- Three kittens with tabby fur and one more gray were extracted.

It is calculated that they are at least a month old and it is unknown how they got to that cold and dark place, but as soon as they were rescued, the officers transferred the animals to the BVA facilities, in the Xochimilco mayor’s office.

In this last site were assessed and cared for by SSC veterinarians to rule out any health or injury risk. According to the statement, officers take care of feeding and cuddling the kittens until they are found a home through the adoption program institutional.

It is not known how the little ones got to a deep and dark place (Photo: SSC)

It is not known how the little ones got to a deep and dark place.

“The Animal Surveillance Brigade of the SSC carries out rescue and protection actions for the fauna that lives in Mexico City that is at risk, and reminds the population that animals are living beings that require care and time, so it invites you to take care of them and not mistreat them”, Highlighted the SSC.

If you are a witness in Mexico City of animal abuse you can call the Environmental and Territorial Planning Office of Mexico City (PAOT) on the phone 5265 0780 exts. 15410, 15420, 15430, 15450, 15440 and 15212 where all kinds of complaints related to abuse of any kind are handled.

Also if you locate in social networks of some graphic material abuse or apology for it, you can also denounce to the cyber police phone numbers 52-42-51-00 or 52-08-98-98 or send an email to [email protected]

The officers had to act very carefully (Photo: SSC)

The officers had to act very carefully.

While in the State of Mexico, you can report the mistreatment of any animal to the Attorney General for Environmental Protection of the State of Mexico (Propaem). They have a telephone line from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00: (722) 213 5456, extension 105.

To learn more about caring for kittens, you can consult the spaces promoted by Thalía Tetecatl, Veterinary student from Cuautitlán Izacalli with extensive experience in rescuing kittens, as well as in education for the care of animals.

The 23-year-old created the Michis School Twitter account (@esc_michis) and the canal from YouTube where she posts tips for caring for newborns, how they should be fed, washed, the right food according to their stage of development and the beautiful stories and evolution of the kittens she rescues.

A kitten in the street is exposed to being injured, mistreated by dogs or being infected (Photo: Courtesy)

A kitten in the street is exposed to being injured, mistreated by dogs or being infected.

While most are photos and videos of her antics, there are also other cases like Pixie who has a skin disease, which is already being treated or one of the most painful like Lynx’s. A baby that arrived in very poor health, possibly poisoned, however despite the serum and all the care, her body was already very mistreated and she died.

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