A member of the general public alerted Henry’s Haven Cat Rescue to the pair, who had been caught on the bridge above the A6110 ring highway in Lower Wortley, Leeds final night time.
Hunslet firefighters labored with volunteers from Henry’s Haven to fastidiously entice one kitten after which the opposite, earlier than bringing them down from the bridge by way of a pulley system.
Writing on Facebook Henry’s Haven, an impartial rescue group serving West Yorkshire, stated: “The fire brigade has been absolutely amazing… Not all heroes wear capes.”
Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Debbie Newsome, who based Henry’s Haven practically 5 years in the past, described the rescue as “particularly unusual” with all rescuers at a loss as to how the 2 young feline’s had made their manner on prime of the bridge.
She stated: “A member of the public messaged us and we sent some volunteers down who then called the fire bridge. They went up with ladders but they sort of scared them off so they secured some traps to the bridge and that’s how they actually got them. They got one around 10pm and one around 2am.
“Everybody has asked us ‘how have they got there’ and we don’t have any clue. I know that bridge and I just can’t understand how they’ve got where they’ve got atoll.”
Debbie has hailed the actions of the firefighters as they regularly returned to the scene with a purpose to rescue one kitten at a time. The terrified pair, believed to be 12-week-old siblings, are actually safely recovering from their ordeal.