Cat wedged inside drainpipe found with head poking out

The cat was freed after being cut from the building with a section of drainpipe still round its neck

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A cat that became wedged inside a drainpipe has been rescued by firefighters.
The female cat, named John, became stuck inside a pipe connected to a garage in Somerset and had to be cut out by a crew from Clevedon Fire Station.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house in Clevedon on Saturday morning. They used small tools to cut the pipe, with the cat still inside, from the building.
John was then taken to a vet where the remaining drainpipe could be removed.
Fire crew later posted pictures of the incident, which captured the animal’s head poking out from the pipe.
Other pictures showed firefighters cradling the cat with part of the drainpipe still attached to its neck.
In a post on Facebook, the fire service wrote: “The crew used ladders and small tools to cut John out. The easiest and least distressing option was to cut a section of the pipe out with John in situ.
“John was then transported to a local vets who sedated her in order for the rescue to continue where no serious injury was found.
“John was left with the vet and her family to be checked over by the vet until well enough to return home.”
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