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| Birmingham 'cat whisperer' rescues 15th trapped pet in a year | Birmingham 'cat whisperer' rescues 15th trapped pet in a year |
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| A firefighter has been nicknamed "the cat whisperer" because he has rescued so many pets. | A firefighter has been nicknamed "the cat whisperer" because he has rescued so many pets. |
| Darran Gough freed his 15th cat in 12 months on Monday, after it got stuck under a bath at its home in Birmingham. | Darran Gough freed his 15th cat in 12 months on Monday, after it got stuck under a bath at its home in Birmingham. |
| The pet was scared and had been moved to the property in Moseley just hours earlier, the fire service said. | The pet was scared and had been moved to the property in Moseley just hours earlier, the fire service said. |
| Mr Gough, from Billesley Community Fire Station, said recent cat rescues included one trapped behind a toilet and another in a sewer pipe. | Mr Gough, from Billesley Community Fire Station, said recent cat rescues included one trapped behind a toilet and another in a sewer pipe. |
| He said he had rescued a number of cats who had become scared "within 24 hours" of their arrival at new homes. | He said he had rescued a number of cats who had become scared "within 24 hours" of their arrival at new homes. |
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| He said of the latest rescue: "It's my 15th cat within 12 months, I am being called the cat whisperer." | He said of the latest rescue: "It's my 15th cat within 12 months, I am being called the cat whisperer." |
| On Monday, a camera was put behind the bath so fire crews could monitor the cat's progress as they worked to make a hole for him to escape. They then waited in another room until the cat made his way out. | On Monday, a camera was put behind the bath so fire crews could monitor the cat's progress as they worked to make a hole for him to escape. They then waited in another room until the cat made his way out. |
| Other rescues have included releasing pets from sewer pipes and one that was trapped behind a toilet. | |
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