A “feisty little” kitten is secure after being rescued by a visitors officer from the central reservation of a motorway.
Nationwide Highways’ Gavin Buffam noticed the tiny black feline between junctions six and 7 on the M18 northbound close to Doncaster on Saturday, and managed to “scoop” it up.
Buffam mentioned involved members of the general public had known as in throughout the day and he had been on the look out for the kitten.
Site visitors on the highway was finally stopped to permit Buffam to gather the wanderer, who has now been named Smudge.
“The third time I went out, I discovered it up towards the concrete central reservation,” Buffam mentioned.
“I went to seize it nevertheless it was very scared and ran off, so for my security, the security of highway customers and naturally the kitten, one other crew instigated a rolling highway block to cease the visitors so I may try to get it.
“I managed to scoop it up finally.”
Buffam added that Smudge was “a feisty little factor”.
The kitten is secure and can now be taken to the PDSA to see whether it is microchipped (Andy Binns)
“As soon as it was within the automobile, it tried to chunk my fingers just a few occasions however I bought it settled and took it again to the depot,” he mentioned.
“It was positively a difficult job however I’m glad it’s had a contented final result even when the kitten is lacking certainly one of its 9 lives.”
The daughter of colleague on the depot took the kitten residence, cleaned it and fed it.
They may take Smudge to the Individuals’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) to verify whether it is microchipped and attempt to reunite it with its proprietor.
If the kitten is with out a microchip or an proprietor can’t be recognized, “it’s secure to say there’s a brand new addition to the household”, a spokesperson from Nationwide Highways mentioned.
If Smudge is confirmed to be male by the PDSA, it will likely be renamed Little Gav, after its rescuer.
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