Updates On 13th Feb 2014

Just a day before Chinese New Year, we received a call about a cat stuck in a tree. Our Junior Inspectors (JIs) arrived on the scene and made many attempts to rescue the hapless cat. Unfortunately, we did not have the necessary equipment. The cat was high up in an inverted cone-shaped tree with many branches in the way, preventing us from using our ladders safely. We sought assistance from the AVA, NParks & NEA. Eventually, NParks responded to our call for help. Initial rescue attempts failed as the cat was very alert and escaped higher up the tree. Despite several attempts to lure it down with food and water, the cat refused to cooperate and stayed beyond our reach.

Concerned, the finder continued monitoring the cat and liaised with us for another week as we tried to devise new ways to reach it. Fortunately for us, the cat got weaker and started resisting less. On the day of the rescue, we had help from the NParks officers and made use of the NParks lorry and attached crane. Subsequently, our JI was harnessed and lifted up to the cat.

After a one and a half hour rescue operation, we finally managed to bring the cat to safety. The kind finder then offered to bring it to the vet for a check up.

Thank you NParks – Let’s Make Singapore Our Garden for rendering assistance in this difficult rescue!

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