Cat rescued from rubble days after Italy earthquake

Thursday, September 1, 2016
AMATRICE, Italy -- A cat in Amatrice, Italy was found alive five days after a major earthquake left towns buried in rubble.

The cat's owner had begged firefighters to help her find it, saying her cat Joy was all she had left.
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This week, workers were moving rubble with bulldozers when they spotted the white-and-gray-tabby alive.

Fire crews pulled the kitty from the rubble and gave it some much-needed water, then reunited Joy with the grateful owner.
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