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Video: Firefighter adopts kitten he saved from basketball hoop

St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 firefighter Eric Dupuy adopted a kitten he helped rescue after it had gotten its head stuck in the base of the hoop

By FireRescue1 Staff

SLIDELL, La. — A firefighter who helped rescue a kitten whose head was stuck in a basketball hoop went a step further and adopted the animal as a pet.

Inside Edition reported that firefighters from St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 found the kitten after it somehow got its head stuck in the base of a basketball hoop.

Firefighters used pliers to gently cut the kitten’s head from the hoop, and although it was a little shaken up from the incident, it appeared to be OK.

One crewmember, Eric Dupuy, decided to give the kitten a home as well.

“As if rescuing the kitten whose head was stuck in a basketball goal wasn’t enough, firefighter Eric Dupuy has decided to adopt the kitten and provide it with a forever home,” a fire department spokesperson said.

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