[Vision2020] Caturday (June 11, 2011)

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of KOAM-TV (Pittsburg, Kansas) at:

 

http://www.koamtv.com/story/14875802/cat-found-alive-in-debris-16-days-after
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Cat found alive in debris 16 days after EF-5 tornado demolishes Joplin home

 

JOPLIN, MISSOURI - Like most Joplin residents, it's been a tough couple of
weeks for Terrla and J.E. Cruse.

After they heard the second tornado siren go off on Sunday May 22, they
found their dog and took cover about a minute before the tornado hit.

"We had a basement so we were very fortunate," Terrla said in a phone
interview on Thursday.

Their home at 2417 South Joplin was destroyed in the EF-5 tornado. They
registered with FEMA, filed their insurance, and have been able to find
several items in the rubble.

Unfortunately, one of their cats was dead and a second cat, 13 year old
Laverne, was still missing. They checked the Joplin Humane Society a couple
of times, but with no luck.

"I didn't think we'd find her, honestly," Terrla said. "I just didn't think
she'd make it at all."

On Tuesday June 7 Terrla was digging through what used to be their home one
last time.

"She never said that she went back to look for her," Terrla's sister-in-law,
Jennifer Long said in a phone interview Thursday. "She just kind of assumed
she hadn't make it."

"We knew FEMA was coming in and we had only a limited about of time," Terrla
said. "My sister-in-law (on the phone) asked 'what would you do if Laverne
poked her head up and started meowing?'"

About five minutes later they heard a cat meow.

"I thought it was a neighbors cat," Terrla said.

They followed the meows but couldn't find the cat. After a few minutes the
cat stopped meowing.

Thinking maybe they had crushed it even more, Terrla told "I said a little
prayer and said 'please meow one more time'".

A few minutes later they heard the cat meow again.

Wedged under the debris was Laverne.

Hungry and dehydrated, Terrla took Laverne to the vet and she is now doing
fine.

"(Terrla) was thrilled - I could tell she had been crying," Jennifer said.
"She was very excited. They hadn't planned on going back at all and they
went back one more time and they found her."

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Seeya round town, Moscow.


Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

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