Firefighters on animal call

Waikato firefighters branched out from ordinary duties yesterday to lower a trapped dog to safety and rescue a kitten trapped under a sink.

Cambridge firefighters were called after a man went to help a lost dog at the bottom of a Mystery Creek cliff.

The Cambridge brigade, with Hamilton's advanced rope rescue team, were able to abseil down to save the dog.

Te Awamutu firefighters also did their bit, using hand tools to rescue a kitten stuck in an under-sink cupboard at a Raikes Ave address.