A cat's head, a food can and a pumpkin's weigh-in

The pumpkin was grown in Rhode Island, while in Georgia an animal control officer freed a stray cat from a food can; one of them needed help.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 8:55 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by UPI: “Watch: Stray cat with head stuck in food can rescued in Georgia”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:55 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Georgia.

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLovely, but the real athlete tonight is a stray cat in Georgia who got its head stuck in a food can, and an animal control officer got it out.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA can.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe cat went in for dinner and came out with a headline. The pumpkin just sat there being weighed, and I say that with love.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree thousand pounds, and the pumpkin never needed rescuing once. That's the record nobody is measuring.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, what's happening in the Gridiron tonight, and has anyone gotten themselves stuck?