A crew from The Villages Public Safety Department hustled to a Villages neighborhood Tuesday after receiving a call for an animal rescue.
The caller reported being able to hear a kitten meowing but not being able to locate the animal. So firefighters from Station 45 responded and a short time later they found the small kitten trapped inside an old exhaust pipe.
Firefighters used a variety of tools, including a reciprocating saw and tin snips, and soon were able to rescue the kitten from inside the pipe.