Kitten buried alive

My husband told me a story about a guy who rescued a kitten buried alive in cement pipe.

There is a construction going on to build a playground in Arizona, US. Rescuer found a kitten buried alive in cement till it's neck. They suspect it is children's prank. First, they carefully cut pipe into half. Then slowly, using hammer, breaking the cement. It was a tedious work, but they did it, just to rescue the kitten.

Would we push ourself to that limit to rescue an animal? 

Watch at your own risk.