STUCK animals have led West Yorkshire & Rescue being called out to a series of unusual incidents this week.
Fire crews from the county were called to a parrot stuck in a tree; Tilly, a horse stuck in an old mill pond; Kip the dog, who had managed to get through secure fencing and onto some railway tracks and had also became stuck.
The service posted the tweets as part of its #NotJustFires campaign, showing they attend a vast array of incidents including road traffic collisions and animal rescues.
Here are the tweets featuring the stuck animals:
(2/4)...& this past week we've rescued quite a few!
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) August 11, 2020
🐦Our crews helped rescue a Parrot that had become stuck in a tree!
🚒Firefighters used ladders to reach the bird & cut down some of the branches...
...But whilst working, the bird moved around and managed to free itself😅... pic.twitter.com/J6fcCQQeel
(4/4) ...Finally, crews were called to help out Tilly, who had fallen into an old mill pond from a narrow path.🐎
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) August 11, 2020
Our technical rescue crew used a telehandler to lift her out & thanks to some great work from our Firefighters, she was uninjured & was taken to a place of safety.🐴 pic.twitter.com/cM7qEJkhcz
(3/4)...on Sunday crews were called to help out Kip, who had managed to get through secure fencing & onto some railway tracks! 😮
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) August 11, 2020
...Kip couldn't find his way back out again.😔
Our crews used specialist equipment to move the railings & he was able to squeeze out to safety.👏😀 pic.twitter.com/7Hg4vqlX5x
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