If you thought SPCA’s rescue of a stranded kitten from a ledge on the 12th floor was scary enough, wait till you see this one: a highly intense extrication of another trapped kitty — this time from the 21st floor.
Richard Ng Yew Mun was the man tasked to do the nerve-racking job. Alerted to the case in Teban Gardens yesterday, he was upset to see that the cat had managed to climb out because the owner didn’t install any safety precautions like mesh grilles. At least there was a standard grille, but even that wasn’t closed.
From his account, it was a really, really dangerous rescue operation:
“Look outside the area where they hang clothes and see the poor baby so scare huddle in the corner. Put my good old reliable net down and discover that my net is not really long enough. So had to get a chair and lean out. Was very very stress already worrying that kitty will jump. Now extra worry that chair may slip and I go down instead of kitty. Anyway it’s do or die.”
Fortunately it all went down pretty okay, but not without a few tense moments. Watch how the stranded kitty nearly tried to run away from Ng’s net:
As soon as the cat was safe, he didn’t waste any time in giving a proper tongue-lashing to the pet owner for not meshing up the windows. He only got angrier by the nonchalant response he got:
“Owner got a very big earful from me for not meshing up. Still got the cheek to ask me where to buy mesh. Than came the big question, can discount? I almost say ok but something held me back and i said no. Very lucky thing because if I had said yes I will bang my head against the wall. Because next she ask me if she can give away her cat. I almost couldn’t resist the urge to put my hand to her cheek.”
Cats are known to have a remarkable survival rate when falling from great heights, but that’s really no excuse to simply let them have accidents. According to the Cat Welfare Society, five cats fall out of high rise windows every month in Singapore — and a majority of them do not actually land on their feet. Here’s how you can secure your windows and gates.
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