KITTEN SURVIVES BEING STUCK IN CAR GRILL FOR OVER 100 MILES

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Kitten Survives Road Trip While Stuck In Car Grill for More Than 100 Miles

By Angel Saunders  Published on May 27, 2026 10:59PM EDT

 

A kitten was found safe and sound inside a vehicle that made quite the trek.

 

“This morning, our police department received an unusual call: a baby kitten was found stuck in the grill of a resident’s car in Kennedy Highlands,” the Kennedy Township Police Department said in a statement shared to Facebook on Tuesday, May 26.

 

One of the officers held a pet carrier while road department workers Jim Gallagher and Todd Castlevetter lay on the ground, reaching underneath the vehicle to help the feline.

 

“Unbeknownst to the driver, the kitten had climbed into the grill while he was in Breezewood and made the entire trip home tucked inside,” the statement continued.

 

“The little traveler was safely rescued,” the department said. “A big thank‑you to everyone involved for their care and effort.”

 

A second photo was a close-up image of the kitten watching someone snap its picture while it was curled up inside the pet carrier.

 

Kennedy Township Police Chief Anthony Bruni didn’t identify the driver, but the individual was coming from Maryland, and had stopped for a snack in Breezewood before making it to Kennedy Township, driving over 100 miles through Pennsylvania, per CBS Pittsburgh.

 

As if the drive weren’t long enough, it wasn’t until the following morning when the motorist heard the stowaway meowing.

 

"Several individuals gathered around his car and advised him that a cat had walked under his car, a kitten," Bruni told CBS Pittsburgh. "He looked under his car, he checked around, he didn't see any cats. He figured the kitten had probably just wandered away."

 

Since the rescue, the kitten is being fostered by the driver’s next-door neighbor, who may eventually place the animal up for adoption.

 

The kitten is being cared for for the time being, and was even given an adorable name inspired by the starting point of its road trip.

 

"Breezy, after Breezewood," Bruni told CBS Pittsburgh with a laugh.