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Jul 2021
Firefighters and RSPCA rescue elderly cat from Harrogate building
Firefighters and the RSPCA rescued an elderly cat that got stuck on a ledge outside the fourth storey of a building in Harrogate.
The animal charity responded to reports of an animal in distress at the office building on the corner of West Park and Victoria Avenue.
The cat, called Alfie, had climbed out of the office window and wouldn't go back in.
Claire Mitchell, deputy chief inspector at the RSPCA, attended but was unable to get on to the roof so she summoned help.
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue sent a crew with a cherry picker vehicle to rescue the ginger and white cat.
However when the firefighters eventually reached Alfie, he decided he could make his own way down.
Ms Mitchell said:
Alfie did not suffer any injuries during the ordeal and quickly ran off down the road to be reunited with his worried owner.
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