‘Catman’ to the rescue, as man pulls stuck Long Island pet to safety after long ordeal
A man nicknamed "Catman" rescued a cat named Lola that had been trapped behind a wall in a Long Island home for five days.
He doesn’t wear a mask or cape, but John DeBacker is a hero to one Long Island family. Wearing his “Catman” T-shirt, DeBacker pulled off the intricate rescue of a frightened and exhausted cat named Lola who had spent about five days trapped, likely upside down for most of that time, behind a wall in...
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