While there are terrible acts of cruelty against animals, there are moments when humans band together to help them out. Newsday has a nice story about how firefighters in rescued a pet cat after his owners' Centerport house was on fire on Sunday. Apparently some oily rags in the kitchen garbage "ignited by 'spontaneous combustion'" (a fire official explained "certain kinds of oil can generate their own heat and cause fires"). While firefighters were able to put out the fire, during the inspection, some discovered a pet cat—named Sam— hiding in the basement. Newsday reports, "Centerport and Halesite firefighters used a small mask to give the cat oxygen. The cat was taken to New York Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in Farmingdale, where he was said to be doing fine on Monday night." Aw—get better, Sam!