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Cat sparks $7.5k rescue mission..on bridge six days..gets bored and wanders home [tr]
FoxNews.com ^ | May 31, 2019 | Nicole Darrah | Fox News

Posted on 06/03/2019 10:51:39 AM PDT by ETL

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Cat sparks $7,500 rescue mission after getting stuck on bridge six days; mission fails, pet gets bored and wanders home

Hatty, 5, became trapped on the Royal Albert Bridge, which connects Plymouth and Saltash, on Friday, and firefighters spent around five hours trying to get her down in an ordeal costing $7,500.

The train system which operates the bridge even planned to close the tracks to rescue her, while the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was also present.

But when firefighters had decided to give up for the day, vowing to return Thursday, the cat, who had been missing for two weeks before turning up on the bridge, returned home on Wednesday night, according to the Plymouth Herald.

Kirsty Howden, Hatty’s owner, said the cat walked into the garden of her home in Saltash.

She said the cat had just “strolled past fire and media crews”. ...”

“She is a bit skinny and smelly, very vocal and has now headed upstairs and put herself to bed.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: england; kittyping; uk; unitedkingdom
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To: jmacusa

How should I know??

:)


61 posted on 06/03/2019 2:25:36 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Bridge cat gets bored returns to its original gig as ceiling cat.


62 posted on 06/03/2019 2:31:17 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: dp0622

Cats ass trophy ?


63 posted on 06/03/2019 2:34:16 PM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: litehaus

lol that’s not nice :)

FUNNY, but not nice :)


64 posted on 06/03/2019 2:36:48 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: ETL

Read somewhere recently that the way to get a cat to come home was to pet another cat where it could be seen by the errant one.


65 posted on 06/03/2019 2:38:41 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Churchillspirit

I believe that. Our girl is so jealous!


66 posted on 06/03/2019 2:45:57 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Viking2002

Yeah, it a bit of a chore sometimes with them but... One of them is a little wee one we call “Peanut’’. She showed up at our back door four years ago, little bigger than a kitten with her right hind leg busted clean in two. Wife and I took to vet. They put a splint on the leg hoping the bone would fuse back together but it didn’t. Had to be amputated. Hasn’t slowed Peanut down. Sure wish we could get them to use the bowl.


67 posted on 06/03/2019 2:49:24 PM PDT by jmacusa ("The more numerous the laws the more corrupt the government''.)
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To: ETL

You ever see a cat skeleton in a tree???


68 posted on 06/03/2019 2:52:55 PM PDT by wildbill
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To: jmacusa

We have one who stopped growing after about twelve weeks. Perfectly proportioned, but she only weighs about three pounds, tops. You could put her on a shelf in a Hallmark store, and never even notice her - she’d look like one of the figurines in there.


69 posted on 06/03/2019 2:57:54 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Free James Woods!!!)
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To: Viking2002

I will need photos for verification.


70 posted on 06/03/2019 3:31:56 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: pax_et_bonum

That’s hilarious!


71 posted on 06/03/2019 3:42:06 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (A gentleman arms himself for the protection of others.)
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To: Envisioning

Purrrrrfect!


72 posted on 06/03/2019 3:47:27 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: leaning conservative

“Nah, you’re a sweetheart ; )”

Kidding aside, very active in animal rescue. I’ve got my projects done for today and Mongo (my 110 lb gentle giant Rottweiler) and I are kicking back on the deck with a good IPA, some cheese and crackers, and some chicken gizzards for him.

“If you take in a poor sick starving dog, feed him, heal him, and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man.” Mark Twain


73 posted on 06/03/2019 3:49:42 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (A gentleman arms himself for the protection of others.)
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To: wildbill
Image result for cat dead tree
74 posted on 06/03/2019 3:55:07 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Just goes to prove: “You can get a cat to do anything you want it to, provided it feels like it.”!!!


75 posted on 06/03/2019 3:55:56 PM PDT by Nuocmam (Loose lips sink ships.)
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To: ETL

Why did you say 7.5k. It’s 7,500


76 posted on 06/03/2019 3:57:49 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans
Why did you say 7.5k. It’s 7,500

I needed to shorten the title so that the thread would post. k = 1,000

77 posted on 06/03/2019 4:09:46 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

Re: I needed to shorten the title so that the thread would post. k = 1,000

Actually, I made the switch as a first step, before I took out some of the words, which left extra room. So it probably would have fit. Just didn’t think to put it back as it was: $7,500.


78 posted on 06/03/2019 4:26:11 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: CrazyIvan

Good boy! ; )


79 posted on 06/03/2019 5:33:42 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: leaning conservative
I always forget that there are people like you out there

I try to forget there are people like that out there, too. I doubt they've ever given anyone as much joy as a loving pet can.

80 posted on 06/03/2019 6:39:11 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady ( Political correctness forbids discussing any negative outcomes of Left-wing ideology. -PMcL)
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