A stray kitten was rescued from a dumpster at Keilor Park last week following a joint effort by local emergency services.
Firefighters received a call for help from the RSPCA at 11am on January 9, after its officers were unable to free the cat.
MFB sent a crew from Keilor Station, which requested back-up from the Sunshine Rescue Unit.
The kitten had to be sedated and covered in olive oil before firefighters could slowly pull the animal from the pipe at the bottom of the bin. The kitten was tired and dehydrated, but otherwise in good shape, after its harrowing ordeal.
Firefighters have nicknamed the kitten ‘Brian’, after the firey who kept the kitten calm during its rescue.
Ewen McRae
