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Good behaviour by anonymous citizens in kitten rescue versus deplorable behaviour by world leaders

February 16, 2024 by Michael Broad

Grey kitten rescued from the engine compartment grill of an SUV in a fast-food restaurant parking lot in rain

I want to relate a beautiful little story about the rescue of a sweet, terrified gray kitten in America. It’s a story of really nice human behaviour by anonymous citizens somewhere in that vast country. There are millions of really nice people on the planet doing good deeds which, for me, contrasts starkly with …

Friendly Reminder to tap your car hood before starting the engine!

November 5, 2021 by Michael Broad

The title comes from Twitter and it accompanies one of the best photographs that I have seen (and I have seen a lot) of cats inside the engine compartment, entangled with the engine, of vehicles. It’s a bit scary to look at this because you can see how devastating the injuries can be when …

Mother cat makes the engine bay of a car a den for herself and her 2 kittens

October 4, 2021 by Michael Broad

Kitten - one of 2- rescued from an engine bad in Malaysia. Their mother took them away

MALAYSIA-NEWS AND COMMENT: It is not uncommon for an individual cat to seek shelter and warmth in the engine compartment (‘bay’) of a vehicle especially during cold weather and at night. But this is the first time that I have bumped into a story about a mother cat making the engine bay of a …

Cat uninjured and safe after 2 hours 30 minutes of motorway driving in engine compartment

January 3, 2020 by Michael Broad

Cat survived long motorway journey in engine compartment

This lucky tortie-and-white survived a hair raising experience when she crawled into the engine compartment of a car in Birmingham which was driven to a block of flats in East London. On my calculation – actually the calculation of Google Maps – that’s about 2 hours and 30 minutes of motorway (highway) (M40, M6 …

Picture of cat stuck in car engine compartment is a classic

December 30, 2019 by Michael Broad

This cat picture is by the Animal Services Division of the City of Rancho Cordova in California. It is a classic because domestic cats stuck in engine compartments (the place where the engine in housed) are commonplace in winter. I have seen many pictures of cats stuck in this warm area of a vehicle …

New York cat survives a ride around the city while stuck in engine of SUV

January 19, 2019January 18, 2019 by Elisa Black-Taylor

A Cohoes, New York cat is lucky to have survived a ride around the city while stuck in the engine of an SUV. Cheddar is believed to have snuck out from his owner when one of the son’s in the family took out the garbage last Sunday night. Owner Keith Hancock warmed up the …

Tampa Police officers rescue young cat trapped in engine compartment of abandoned vehicle

September 12, 2019January 4, 2019 by Elisa Black-Taylor

Tampa Police Department Squad 209 became a hero to a young cat who found himself trapped inside the engine compartment of an abandoned vehicle, according to WFLA News. Officers were dispatched Thursday to the abandoned vehicle near Waters Avenue and Armenia Avenue where the cat was found stuck inside the engine bay. Officers Miller, …

Best video of cat extracted from car engine

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 by Michael Broad

This is the best video I have seen of a domestic cat being extracted from a car engine! I know that it is a specialist cinematic field but a lot of cats get trapped in car engines because they are warm places. Therefore there are lots of videotaped cat extractions. VIDEO IS LOADING! PLEASE …

Note: Some older videos on this page were hosted on Vimeo. That account has now been retired, so a few video blocks may appear blank. Thanks for understanding — there’s still plenty of cat content to enjoy!

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