Update: West El Paso locals had the ability to effectively reduce the feline down that had actually been stranded atop a utility pole for 5 days.
Viewer Verona Ogden supplied ABC-7 with video revealing worried locals pressing a basket up the pole and the cat leaping in.
The cat was securely reduced to the ground.
El Paso Electric informs ABC-7 their teams considered any rescue effort to unsafe and shutting power for the location was not feasible.
Animal Services and El Paso Electric teams were at 5200 block of Carousel in West El Paso Saturday early morning taking a look at methods to securely rescue a cat stuck on an electrical pole.
El Paso Animal Services were likewise dealing with a safe rescue, however there were not able to do so.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A cat has actually apparently been stuck on top of a pole in west El Paso for days.
According to witnesses and locals in the location, the feline has actually been stranded on a utility pole near 5228 Carousel Dr. in west El Paso for 4 to 5 days.
A set of witnesses informed ABC-7 Friday that they have actually called authorities to rescue the cat and nobody has actually done anything.
“I’ve called everyone, my mama assisted me, we called the fire department, they said they can’t come out here,” said Verona Ogden, a close-by homeowner.
“I called 311, they said no, unless the cat is physically tangled up, which I seem like it would not live if that held true,” she included.
Ogden likewise said she called El Paso Electric and Animal Control, however said neither have actually concerned help.
ABC-7 connected to Fire Department, Animal Control, and El Paso Electric, however have actually not gotten an action.
As of Friday night, the cat was still on top of the energy pole.
