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| Cherry picker rescue after cat's 24 hours on roof | Cherry picker rescue after cat's 24 hours on roof |
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| Kit Hughes said he thought he'd do a good deeed | |
| A cat that managed to climb on to the roof of a three-storey house has been brought down after a plant hire company came to the rescue. | A cat that managed to climb on to the roof of a three-storey house has been brought down after a plant hire company came to the rescue. |
| Calls from homeowners and a care home in Etnam Street, Leominster, alerted Kit Hughes to the plight of the moggy who had been stuck up there 24 hours. | Calls from homeowners and a care home in Etnam Street, Leominster, alerted Kit Hughes to the plight of the moggy who had been stuck up there 24 hours. |
| Mr Hughes, from Arrow Plant & Tool Hire, used a cherry picker and scaled a ladder with a cat crate and towel to get the mouser to safety. | Mr Hughes, from Arrow Plant & Tool Hire, used a cherry picker and scaled a ladder with a cat crate and towel to get the mouser to safety. |
| He said as he reached the roof the feline made its way towards him, so he grabbed it before it slipped. | He said as he reached the roof the feline made its way towards him, so he grabbed it before it slipped. |
| A local plant hire company came to the rescue | |
| Neighbours took the black and white kitty to a vet to check for a microchip and find the owner. | Neighbours took the black and white kitty to a vet to check for a microchip and find the owner. |
| Mr Hughes said: "We thought we'd do a good deed, drive up into town and get the cat down." | Mr Hughes said: "We thought we'd do a good deed, drive up into town and get the cat down." |
| He said: "The cat had been up there for more than 24 hours so I think it was quite tired." | He said: "The cat had been up there for more than 24 hours so I think it was quite tired." |
| Describing himself as "not a cat person", he said: "It's safe and sound, alive and well. | Describing himself as "not a cat person", he said: "It's safe and sound, alive and well. |
| "It's just amazing how it got up there - three storeys high. It was completely bamboozled." | "It's just amazing how it got up there - three storeys high. It was completely bamboozled." |
| The black and white moggy was looking tired and 'bamboozled', its rescuers said | The black and white moggy was looking tired and 'bamboozled', its rescuers said |
| The company had hired out ladders and access platforms in the past to people who needed to get their own pets down from trees, he said, but had never been involved in a rescue before. | The company had hired out ladders and access platforms in the past to people who needed to get their own pets down from trees, he said, but had never been involved in a rescue before. |
| "It's nice just to do a bit of good and help someone out," he said. "It's a bit different to the normal day job." | "It's nice just to do a bit of good and help someone out," he said. "It's a bit different to the normal day job." |
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