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Fort Worth Police, Animal Control Rescue Cat From Busy Freeway

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Fort Worth Police and animal control officers rushed to the rescue Friday to free a cat found stuck in a grate along I-20.

It happened around 2:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near the Trail Lake Drive exit.

Video posted to Facebook by the Fort Worth Police Department shows a group of officers trying to get the frightened feline to come out.  They were able to grab him, and an animal control officer takes the cat back to their truck.

Fort Worth Police Cat Rescue
(Credit: Facebook: Fort Worth Police)

The kitten was taken to the Chuck Silcox Animal Care and Control Center, and officers are asking for the public's help in naming him.

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