Posted on 11/30/2011 8:27:17 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
RESCUERS spent 12 hours trying to save a pregnant cat from a clothes recycling bin only to discover it was a squeaky toy.
The alarm was raised on Monday evening when a woman heard a miaow sound coming from the recycling bins in Moelfre, Anglesey.
With a heavily pregnant cat Puss-Puss missing in the village people raced down to the clothes bin to free the animal which continued to miaow.
But the locks had been tampered with and they were unable to free the cat despite trying until 11pm at night with a grinder and calling in the fire service, the RSPCA and bin operators Tyddyn Môn.
They returned to the site in Lligwy Road yesterday morning and put food into the bin.
With concerns for the pregnant cat growing the bin was transported 18 miles to specialist engineering firm K Owen in Llanrhyddlad.
Using a steel saw engineers were eventually able to cut their way into the bin at around 2pm yesterday.
Owner Kelvin Owen said: Once we got into the bin we heard the miaow again, it sounded just like a cat and we all started to carefully search the bags.
Then I found a bag of toys and picked out a toy cat, I said it couldnt be this could it, it wasnt making any noise and I asked if I could cut it open to investigate. As I held it it went off, miaow, miaow, mystery solved! The lads were in stitches, it was such a laugh.
Jasmine Hazelhurst, from Anglesey Pets part of the Free to a Good Home Anglesey site said: I did feel embarrassed when they pulled out the stuffed cat.
But I am also proud at the way everyone rallied around to save the cat.
Local people and Tyddyn Môn did so much to save the cat and it shows what community spirit there is.
We feared finding a dead cat in the clothes bank so to find a stuffed toy was a relief.
Puss Puss is still missing. Anyone with information should contact the Facebook site of Freetoagoodhome Anglesey.
Kittehs haz sense of hoomor.
OMG that’s funny! They’re hearts were in the right place though.....they are still heroes. Now the toy will get a home...LOL
Definitely.
Article did not say.
Wierd, that seems to be whole premis of this exercise....
Yes, northwest Wales.
From the place names and such, it was my guess. Someone else said I was right too.
Talk about a useless talent.
From the place names and such, it was my guess. Someone else said I was right too.
Talk about a useless talent, I’ll never earn a penny from it.
lol
That’s where llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is.
Kitteh no carez who u iz, dat’s funneh rite dere...
[smiles]
Actually, I think the missing preggers Puss Puss pulled off a good one on the town!
Cats can do these things.
Wouldn’t surprise me a bit.
OK, THAT is funny!
OK, THAT is funny!
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