amazing how these things seem to happen in Cornwall 😉
well done though – a good bit of lateral thinking that achieved the desired effect …
Making a bad impression frees cat
A Cornish firefighter has managed to free a kitten stuck up a chimney for five days – by impersonating a dog. Hours after going to her new home in Penzance kitten Smirnoff got stuck and refused to budge, despite efforts by RSPCA officers and the fire brigade.
Then Charlie Jamieson hit on the idea of making dog noises and Smirnoff came down far enough to be pulled out.
Smirnoff’s new owner Jo Barker said: “He sounded more like a monkey, but it seems the bad impression worked.”
Acting RSPCA chief inspector Rob Skinner said: “Firefighter Charlie Jamieson’s noises might seem rather an unconventional way to free a kitten from a chimney, but the main thing is that the tactic worked and she was totally unharmed.
“After five days without food and water, getting her out was paramount and we are incredibly grateful for the help of Green Watch in this rescue, which was a real team effort.”
Smirnoff, whose ordeal finished on Thursday, was not physically harmed by her ordeal and is now slowly starting to settle into her new home.Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/4609832.stmPublished: 2006/01/13 13:33:27 GMT
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What are you trying to say about us Cornish GL? 😉
well its the source of all sorts of interesting nature stories (several big cat sightings) –
Did you see the other news report about the (domestic) cat living in the ceiling of the clotted cream biscuit factory? they only realised it was there because it was clawing open all the packets of biscuits intended for the staff…
Incidentally I work with a chap from Cornwall who used to be a farmer but became an accountant instead because he got “harrased by chickens and butted by the sheep” (he thought the cows were OK though).
it seems like the animals are running the place 😉
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