Firefighters took about half-an-hour to extract a stray kitten from under the dashboard of a Toyota Vitz outside McDonalds in Greerton last night.
'Tiny vehicle, tiny kitten,” says Greerton station officer Steve Wright. 'It was one of the most unusual animal rescues I have done.”
The stray kitten was picked up in Greerton last night.
Three teenagers picked up the kitten before pulling up at the fast-food restaurant.
But the kitten panicked, and disappeared inside the dash and wouldn't come out. Firefighters were called at 11.43pm.
'We were there for half-an-hour trying to get access to it,” says Steve.
'We could see it, but it was tucked right into a very tiny spot.
'We had just about given up and were offering advice on what to do when they got home to see if it would come out on its own, and then we thought we would have a crack at getting in behind the speedo.”
They pulled off the shroud around the speedo and pulled the speedo out of the car - and there it was, just sitting there.
'We grabbed it and pulled it out, and put the car back together and they were very happy customers,” he adds.
'It was pretty frightened when we pulled it out and tt took a while to calm it down.
'One of the guys was hanging onto it for a while and calmed it down – but he had gloves on. He managed to calm it down and it was quite happy when we left.”
The kitten's new owner was also quite happy says Steve. 'She works as a rep and didn't want to be driving around today with the kitten still under the dash.”
5 comments
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Posted on 19-12-2014 11:32 | By whatsinaname
and the fire fighters were called. why? .
^^^
Posted on 19-12-2014 12:58 | By thumbs647
Mr Incredible wasn't available? lolol
Talented Firemen
Posted on 19-12-2014 12:58 | By rogue
It never ceases to amaze me what endless talents our Firemen in this city obviously have. A Kitten rescue? Awesome. Poor buggers probably have to work Xmas Day to, while we're all enjoying a day with our families. They deserve a pat on the back from the community.
lol
Posted on 19-12-2014 17:47 | By Capt_Kaveman
Waste of time drive home leave door or window open it got in there it will get out, Cats never die in trees do they
Oh the stupidity
Posted on 19-12-2014 17:55 | By BennyBenson
never ceases! Cat's should be transported in a cat carrier, the poor thing was terrified. Get a dog if you want to cart a pet around in the car..second thoughts..no don't!!
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