A Cape Town cat nearly lost one of its nine lives on Tuesday when it got stuck up a telephone pole, but Epping Fire and Rescue service saved the day. | malgasie
"When I got up there, I removed my glove, rubbed him and made kitty cat sounds to make friends. I grabbed him behind the head and tucked him under my arm like a rugby ball before heading down," Deyzel said with a chuckle.
The firefighters were responding to a motor vehicle accident on the same street when they noticed the furry feline stuck on the pole. The team assisted with the accident before tending to the cat. "The crew pitched a ladder and managed to free the cat from the pole and handed it over to the SPCA," said Jermaine Carelse, the spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue service.Deyzel, a firefighter for the past seven years, told News24 he was an animal lover, and had two cats and a dog of his own. He is usually the person called to assist with animal rescues.
"We do a lot of animal rescues, especially cats stuck on poles. When performing these rescues, the cat typically has their claws out, and I need to wear my full fire gear for protection," Deyzel said. During the rescue, the cat got its foot stuck in some wires, but Deyzel got it free after two attempts.
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