VEREENIGING.- The SPCA Vereeniging & Vanderbijlpark often respond to emotionally taxing, and heart breaking calls, however, sometimes they get an odd call that can warm your heart.
A concerned resident from Heide Court in Vereeniging called the SPCA Inspectorate for assistance with a cat that was stuck in the engine of a car.
The resident informed the SPCA that the cat was crying non-stop and they tried everything to get the trapped cat out.
The SPCA said: “Our Inspectors did not hesitate to respond to the call for help. Upon their arrival they discovered that this rescue was a bit trickier than what they anticipated.”
Cadet Inspector Eloise Carelsen was not equipped to do this rescue on her own.
“The assistance of a dear friend of the SPCA, Jannie Pienaar from Merc-Tec, was called in. Without hesitation, and within a flash, did Pienaar arrive – to our rescue and that of the cat we now called Jinx.”
Pienaar safely removed the front wheel of the car and opened up the engine in order for Cadet Inspector Carelsen to safely remove Jinx. “This did not come without a struggle. Jinx was stuck. And if we say he was stuck, then we mean it. It took a lot of maneuvering and removing parts of the car to safely get him out. Finally, Jinx was safe!”
The SPCA thanked Pienaar for always being willing to help the SPCA and animals in need.
