Veterinarian Rodrigo Calil said tenants at his condominium in southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (Ed: someone was a Tolkien fan when they named that!) called 911 Tuesday morning after they spotted the cat, Massinha, wandering around the building.
When firefighters arrived at the building and found the seven-month-old cat in the stairs and mistook it for a wild animal, according to Brazilian newspaper Metropoles.Specifically, a jaguar. Which typically weigh in at around 300-400lbs. But happily, there was a good ending to this sorry tale:
The family searched the vicinity for almost eight hours before his daughter found her in the bushes Tuesday evening.
And what do the hapless firefighters have to say? Well, they are careful not to admit they thought it was a jaguar...
The fire department said the responding unit acted in accordance with their guidelines and removed the cat that has been roaming around the building for two days.
'They (building security) reported that the said animal did not belong to any local resident,' the fire department said in a statement.
'After being captured safely and unharmed, since she had no injuries and was apparently healthy, and because she had the characteristics of a domestic animal, she was released in a more remote location outside the condominium in a forested area, according to standard protocol.'
So, pet owners of Brazil - your fire department will catch your stray pet and toss it into the nearest jungle by protocol...
2 comments:
Of get them to watch the Father Ted scene.
These cows are small - You tube has it.
LOL!
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