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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For cats, hell is high water. And that hell became reality for two California felines on Tuesday, when high flood waters left them stranded in trees half-submerged in the Sacramento River. The Front Street Animal Shelter created a ramp that would lead the cats to safety, but they refused to cross. The animals were eventually saved when the Sacramento Fire Department organized a water rescue, using a small boat and ladder. Both cats are safe and uninjured.

Firefighters rescue cats trapped by high flood waters