In late August, a passerby in Ferry Point, Alameda, California, reported a kitten in distress. Alameda Police Department Animal Control Officer Emily Crum found a tuxedo kitten who had fallen about 10 feet down a metal pipe in an abandoned field. The depth of the pipe made the rescue hard, but Officer Crum got him out. The Alameda Police Department said he was covered in wet rust and his paw pads were raw from trying to climb out. After a warm bath, the kitten was named Rusty. He then went to a foster home with the police department dispatcher who had answered the original call about him. The department said it took several people to get him to safety, with the passerby, the dispatcher, a patrol sergeant and the animal control officer all helping. In their words: "It really does take a village." From a rusty pipe to a bath, a name and a warm place to land. Here's to everyone who stopped for one scared kitten. 🐱 Photo: Alameda Police Department