[CAT] "Phoenix truck driver rescues kitten from the trash"

[rfmcdonald]

The Toronto Star shares a heartwarming story from Arizona, describing how a recycling truck driver saved a kitten.

Angelo Almendarez was collecting containers along his Peoria route Friday when he heard a strange sound coming from the back of his truck — a kitten's meow.

A city spokeswoman says the kitten is a male orange tabby estimated to be less than 3 weeks old.

Phoenix TV station KPHO reports the kitten has been adopted by an employee of Peoria's Streets Division.

This isn't Almendarez's first rescue. He recently saved a black kitten from the same predicament.

azfamily.com has more, including photos of the second kitten Almendarez saved.