Overview
- Firefighters in the Madrid region rescued a cat from a large clay jar in Cabanillas de la Sierra after the town’s mayor alerted emergency services.
- A separate crew in Valdemorillo freed a roe deer caught in a home’s fence and returned the animal to the wild.
- Emergency service 112 said both animals were in perfect condition, and firefighters reported no significant injuries to personnel.
- Crews used careful, low‑risk tactics, sending a firefighter into the jar for the cat and using tools similar to vehicle extrication gear to open the fence for the deer.
- The incidents show common challenges at the edge of towns, where abandoned buildings and property barriers can trap pets and wildlife and prompt quick, coordinated responses.