A RESCUE mission was launched in Ludlow after a tiny kitten found living under a parked car on lower Corve Street got into a spot of bother.
The pretty little cat, mostly white with a tabby face, a darker tail, and a very loud meow, had accepted food but was absolutely terrified, wouldn’t let people near it, and refused to be caught, said local Gill George.
Then, on the morning of July 3, it disappeared.
By Monday afternoon, through the power of social media and the help of the local Ludlow Chat Facebook group, it was established that the cat had moved on to a tangle of undergrowth and rocks underneath the Burway Bridge, next to the river Corve.
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A small group had been looking out for the kitten, and gathered at the end of the bridge to work out what could be done.
"It was clear it just wasn’t safe for us to go down and try to catch the kitten," Ms George said.
"We rang the fire brigade. It felt like it was only a few minutes before they arrived. They climbed down into this mass of jungle. They cleared the undergrowth and searched among the rocks.
"The kitten meowed at the start but then got scared and went very, very quiet."
Up on the bank, fears for the kitten were mounting among the concerned locals, before it was spotted hiding between rocks by an eagle-eyed firefighter and brought to safety.
The kitten was taken to the vet, where she was found to be malnourished and in need of time to get used to people, but otherwise healthy.
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She is now with a new owner, someone involved with her rescue, who can offer her a safe and secure - and much less exciting - home for the rest of her life.
Ms George said: "This story shows the potential of social media to do good, I think. A bunch of us who didn’t know one another communicated by Facebook, went out looking for this wee kitten, agreed to phone the fire brigade, and we got this little cat sorted.
"The firefighters were brilliant, but so were the local folk who looked out for this kitten and saved her life. It’s something to be proud of.
"Most people, most of the time, are caring and decent and kind. That’s pretty good!"
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