A dramatic swan rescue from the roof of Leeds prepare station was a profession first for a valiant RSPCA officer.
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The chicken, which had change into stranded and confused, was noticed by a member of the general public who known as the animal welfare charity.
Animal rescue officer Dave Holgate discovered the swan had been unable to fly because it was surrounded by excessive partitions above the station, affecting its potential to correctly take off as swans want a run-up of not less than 30 metres to take off.
He stated: “The swan had managed to get itself up there but it didn’t seem to want to move – it was obviously a bit perplexed about how to get down. I managed to safely catch it and saw that it wasn’t injured, so I was able to release it back into the River Aire where its cygnets were waiting for it.
“While they are strong flyers, swans can get themselves stuck if they mistake a roof for a river and crash land – it can lead to them feeling confused.
“As RSPCA officers, we never know what sort of jobs we are going to be called to every day – being on the roof of a busy city centre train station is definitely a rare one. We’re just glad to have been able to release the swan unscathed, and our thanks go to the people who reported its plight to us.”
