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06
Apr 2021
Ripon firefighters rescue cat chased up tree by dog
A fire crew from Ripon rescued a cat that got stuck up a tree yesterday after being chased by a dog.
An RSPCA officer requested help after being unable to coax the eight-month-old moggy down.
The animal got stuck up the 20-foot high tree, on Spring Bank Close in Ripon, shortly before midday.
RSPCA officers at first advised the cat's owners to use strong smelling food to encourage it to come down.
But when this didn't work they came to help in person.
The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crew from Ripon used ladders and a machine-powered saw to retrieve the cat.
It was then returned to its owners unharmed.
It is the second time in recent weeks that firefighters have rescued a cat from a tree in Ripon.
https://twitter.com/RSPCA_Frontline/status/1379053559803695104
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A spokesperson for the animal welfare charity said:
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