Monday 17 September 2012 Pictured: Shell the kitten with Sue Dobbs at Cats Protection Centre in Bridgend, south Wales. Re: A 10-week-old kitten had a lucky escape after becoming trapped in a car engine for three days. The animal, named Shell, even survived a 14-mile journey in the car owned by a couple, from Brynmenyn near Bridgend but was rescued by a car mechanic neighbour. Car owner Elaine Talbot said: "For days we could hear a cat meowing but we didn't know where it was coming from, and then one of my neighbours said it's coming from my car." "It was the day I had to travel to Maesteg
Monday 17 September 2012 Pictured: Shell the kitten with Sue Dobbs at Cats Protection Centre in Bridgend, south Wales. Re: A 10-week-old kitten had a lucky escape after becoming trapped in a car engine for three days. The animal, named Shell, even survived a 14-mile journey in the car owned by a couple, from Brynmenyn near Bridgend but was rescued by a car mechanic neighbour. Car owner Elaine Talbot said: "For days we could hear a cat meowing but we didn't know where it was coming from, and then one of my neighbours said it's coming from my car." "It was the day I had to travel to Maesteg, that we traced her." she added. "She must have been there for two or three days" she said. "I tried to get her out but couldn't, then my neigbour Norman Roberts along with some other locals had to lift the car using a jack to rescue the kitten, she was found smothered in engine oil, it's a good think that he's a car mechanic" she added. Shell, who was underweight and dehydrated, is now recovering at the Cats Protection centre in Bridgend. The kitten, who is thought to be a stray, could be heard meowing for days but, despite repeated searches, could not be found. Shell is well on the road to recovery It was not until Tuesday 11 September that Mrs Roberts traced the plaintive cries to her car engine of her Daewoo Matiz. Mr Roberts, a car mechanic, spent more than an hour with four neighbours rescuing Shell. "The last incident involving a cat trapped in an engine several years ago didn't have a happy ending as the cat didn't survive his injuries," he said. "It's great to have been involved with my wife in the rescue of this little kitten". Sue Dobbs from the Cats Protection centre, said: "Shell is very fortunate to have survived her ordeal. "She was terrified, dehydrated and underweight when admitted to the centre, however, a warm bath, lots of TLC and she is well on the way to recovery."
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