Firefighters Respond To Fire Alarm At Animal Shelter Triggered By A Cat

By Bill Galluccio

July 27, 2019

Cat calls for own 'rescue' at animal shelter
Today started off as a normal day at our shelter when suddenly the fire alarm sounded around 12:30pm. We hadn't scheduled a drill, so we were all scratching our heads wondering what was happening? There was a faint smell of smoke hovering in the air, but we couldn't be sure that it wasn't smoke floating in from wildfires burning outside of the Treasure Valley... Firefighters quickly arrived on scene and checked out our facility. We were given the all clear and escorted everyone back into the building. We started delving into why the alarm had gone off and discovered that the alarm had been triggered in a very unique place... the cat holding room! The offender was a female black and white stray cat that was brought in earlier today; she was hanging out in a rolling cart and our staff was busy cleaning the floors and cat kennels. This sweet feline had been rolled a bit too close to the fire alarm pull and took advantage of this opportunity to hail for am imminent rescue! Of course, cats and firefighters have always had a special bond... so she could have been possibly calling for a special someone to bring her home as if she had been stuck in a tree... or perhaps she wanted to bring more attention to her feline friends who are waiting to be adopted into their forever homes. Maybe she wanted to let you know that we're still running our cat and kitten adoption promo: adult cats are just $25, kittens $40 and seniors you can name your adoption price -- the adoption price includes spay/neuter, current vaccines, microchip and more! Don't forget that seniors age 60+ can adopt an adult cat for free! Finally, if you're missing your black and white kitty, she's arrived to our facility safe and sound. If you got a laugh out of this cat's antics, please donate $5 to share the love with our felines!
Posted by Idaho Humane Society on Friday, July 26, 2019

Boise firefighters feared for the worst when they received a call that a fire alarm had gone off at the Idaho Humane Society. When they arrived, they realized that there was not a fire, and it had been a false alarm.

Once the firefighters gave the all-clear, the staff at the Humane Society began investigating who pulled the alarm and were shocked when they identified the culprit. A stray cat that had been brought in earlier in the day managed to pull the fire alarm in the cat holding room.

"We started delving into why the alarm had gone off and discovered that the alarm had been triggered in a very unique place... the cat holding room," the Humane Society wrote on Facebook. "The offender was a female black and white stray cat that was brought in earlier today; she was hanging out in a rolling cart and our staff was busy cleaning the floors and cat kennels. This sweet feline had been rolled a bit too close to the fire alarm pull and took advantage of this opportunity to hail for an imminent rescue!"

The workers hope that the cat's antics will result in its owners coming to claim her.

Photo: Idaho Humane Society