‘Possible vegetable oil leak’ in Decatur drenches cats

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) – The Illinois EPA is investigating an oil leak in Decatur after the story of how it’s affecting animals in the area began circulating on social media.

Katelynn Wells says cats have been coming to her doorstep drenched in oil. She took one she believes is a stray to Macon County Animal Control Tuesday. The shelter manager said the cat was covered in a substance that looked, felt and smelled like oil. Luckily, she says the cat is now cleaned up, happy and healthy, but the community has been worried about the environmental impact if the spill isn’t cleared.

“The look he gave me – it just broke my heart. I had to do something to help him,” Wells said.

The stray came to her house for help. Not for food, water, or a place to stay, but because he was covered in oil.

“He used to be really fluffy. And then he came back looking like a drowned rat,” Wells said.

Wells lives across the street from an ADM processing complex in Decatur….