Carson Freeman, 11, of Cohutta, Ga., tries to block rushing rain water from pouring into a storm drain and drowning a kitten trapped in the drain pipe in Dalton, Ga., Monday, June 21, 2004. While leaving her swim lesson, Freeman and several friends and family members heard the cat and tried to rescue it. After attempting to lure the cat out for over four hours, members of the Dalton Fire Department arrived and rescued the cat from the pipe by forcing it out with a fire hose. (AP Photo/Daily Citizen, Matt Hamilton)