Cat survives landfill trip and returns home to family
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In North Carolina, Neal Augenstein discovered his cat, Mike, had been accidentally discarded with old couches and taken to a landfill.
Augenstein searched for two days before realizing Mike might be among the trash. Landfill worker Mauricio Martinez spotted Mike trapped on a ledge 15 feet above the ground inside the waste facility. Martinez and other workers then devised a plan to rescue the cat, using a loader bucket to provide a safe platform for Mike to climb onto.
After being brought to safety, Mike briefly escaped again, hiding in a storage room before animal control officers caught him. The officers transported Mike to a local shelter where Augenstein was able to reclaim him. Augenstein expressed his gratitude for the many people who assisted in the rescue, noting how easily the situation could have ended tragically.
