A pair of kittens, who grew to become trapped above a busy twin carriageway in Leeds, have been rescued by firefighters and volunteers.
A member of the general public alerted Henry’s Haven Cat Rescue to the pair, who have been caught on the bridge above the A6110 ring street in Lower Wortley, Leeds final evening.
Hunslet firefighters labored with volunteers from Henry’s Haven to rigorously lure one kitten after which the opposite, earlier than bringing them down from the bridge through 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 almost 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 means on high 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 frequently returned to the scene with a purpose to rescue one kitten at a time. The terrified pair, believed to be 12-week-old siblings, at the moment are safely recovering from their ordeal.
