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This is a rescue story of a different sort. Freddy, the cat, made the news in England lately by ending up on top of an electrical pole for 18 hours, just inches short of a live wire and electrocution.
From England’s Wilshire area, the Wiltshire Gazette article states:
“Balanced precariously on an electricity cable for about 18 hours, one false move and Freddy would either have fallen 25 ft or been electrocuted. And there were times when the young cat came very close to doing both.”
Despite efforts from a neighbor to assist the cat, Freddie seemed unperturbed about this situation and refused all help. The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue crew was called in, but they couldn’t deal with Freddie’s precarious position either. It took an electrical engineer from the power company to deal with Freddie.
“Once the electrical engineer arrived, he used a fibreglass ladder and specialist rubber gloves and was able to grab the cat, who remarkably seemed to be quite comfortable perched on the wires.”
What was Freddie thinking? Cats are so darn mysterious. With total aplomb, Freddie sat there watching the drama going on around him, either unaware of the danger or so completely self-assured of his destiny that he felt he had no reason to worry.
Could be that cats are just plain foolish, but I don’t think so. I prefer to think that they are the ultimate in ‘cool’. I have often wondered what goes through a cats’ mind.
What does a cat see? I believe in the world of the unseen, but these are worlds that I mostly know about 
through stories and teachings.
And by contemplating my cat’s contemplations.
What do you think cats see? or think about?
Ohh boy…that kittie is in pickle all tangled in the electrical wire, ive seen those kinds of things here in Honduras, fortunately cats have a ways of landing on their feet in those hairy situations.
you have a very nice blog here, im ading to my blogroll so people can get more info about cats…
have a nice day!
Ducker: Thanks for the add to your blogroll. You can see that I’ve included yours on my also. I love your cat photos.
By the way, just a technical point here, but if I click on your name, Ducker, in these comments, it leads back to your blog which is in……Hondurian….what language is this? Sorry for my ignorance. Could you possibly put a link on that site to your Mutts n Cats blog, so I can travel there more easily?
Thanks.
Rahmama, I sincerely hope all your readers will go onto the Best Friends website in the forum section and read how you admitted to calling animal control on a feral cat that was put to death because you trapped it. There were many things you could have done to save that cat, get rid of his “aggressive” behavior which was very likely because he wasn’t neutered, and yet after you did this truly heartless deed, you go onto the Best Friends website and ask what could have been done for the cat. You should have gone there first but it is too late now. You labelled this cat as “mean” which just goes to show your ignorance of the plight of these cats. Many of them have a very difficult life unless they run into a caring person willing to feed and NEUTER them. Fixing males almost always gets rid of their aggressive behavior. They are not mean, only people can be mean. The cat’s hormones were making him act defensive. There were other things that could have also been done if for some small chance that did not solve it. It is incredible that you have a website dedicated to cats and even help promote feral cat groups but because of your decision that this poor cat “had its last chance” as you stated, you took it upon yourself to call AC and have it put to death. We do not need hypocrits like yourself who preach one thing then turn around and kill all the while saying you had a good reason for it. There was no reason and you did not take one logical step toward solving the problem. You murdered this cat because there was no TNR program in your area? Are you telling me you couldn’t spend some money to fix it yourself and save its life? You gave up so easily and the cat was killed. I pray this poor cat is in heaven now and can find love and peace there since he couldn’t find any here. I hope your readers never forget what you have done.
Jessica: I have made a rather lengthy reply to your comment which you may read in today’s posting “Heartless Cat Lover?
I am interested in having a rational dialogue whenever possible.
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