Cats Stuck in Cans

A story from NBC San Diego reveals the dangers of not crushing cans before disposing of them.

"Three cats were recently found with their heads stuck in food cans. One of the feline's heads was stuck in a ravioli can. The two others got stuck in soup cans.


Officials with the Department of Animal Services said the cats were found on different days in different parts of San Diego County. All three of the cats were put under anesthesia to get the cans off.The animals all survived. Officials said they know what happened to the cats."It goes in, and they're trying to get the food at the end of the can, or the soup, and they just can't pull it out," said animal-services director Dawn Danielson.Danielson said that the cats would have died from starvation if they hadn't been rescued. She's urging people to crush their cans before throwing them in the trash."