celia hammond animal trust
celia hammond
animal trust
celia hammond animal trust
celia hammond
animal trust
Passers-by in East London spotted a cat teetering up high on a narrow balustrade, her head wedged inside a tin can. It was obvious she was in terrible trouble, but the cries coming from above told an even more desperate story.
One quick-thinking man scaled a drainpipe and managed to grab the cat and pull the can free, but in doing so, the cat slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground before disappearing out of sight. The desperate cries from above continued. Through a tiny gap beneath the balustrade, frantic kittens could just be seen.
Neighbours threw food onto the balcony overnight, and one determined local woman knocked on doors for answers. She learned the flat’s occupants had left two weeks earlier, neighbours think it was a Police raid, and there is evidence of forced entry, but nothing known for sure. The home was empty, its balcony door open where the starving kittens were sheltering.
That’s when Amanda was called, one of our amazing Canning Town volunteer rescue workers. With an extendable ladder and the neighbour’s help, she bravely climbed up the side of the building, edging her toes into the narrow gaps on the outside of the balustrade while holding on for balance. Inside, three tiny kittens rushed forward, so frantic for food they growled and shoved each other aside. Amanda said those kittens were the most desperately hungry she’s seen in her 25 years of doing rescue for CHAT.
Amanda carefully lowered a cat carrier on a string, baited with food as she wasn’t able to climb up and over the balustrade. As each kitten climbed in, she lifted the carrier back up, closed the door, and lowered them to safety below, repeating the process until all three were secure.
On the ground, their mother was found hiding in bushes, hungry and distressed. There was also another female that was desperately hungry and had been crying at the now barricaded door, so we took her too.
These rescues were only possible because of people like you. Right now, we are facing more emergency calls than ever before; starving mums and kittens, abandoned pets, desperate situations just like this. Please, if you can, help us cover the urgent rescues, veterinary care, food, and shelter these cats now need.
The mum cat has been named Maple and the Ginger boy is Acorn. The two girls are Chestnut and Conker. Please tap the button to donate today and give them the safe future they deserve.
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