Curiosity almost killed a cat when it broke inside a prison only to get stuck on a 25-foot fence.

The RSPCA say they have no idea how Padfoot the cat came to be so far inside HM Haverigg in Cumbria, let alone climb up a razor wire fence.

The feline was rescued on December 21 after staff and inmates spotted it prowling around the facility.

Members of the animal rescue charity used ladders and a pole to guide Padfoot to safety, revealing he almost fell three times before he was brought to land.

RSPCA inspector Martyn Fletcher said: ‘I have no idea how he managed to get so far inside the prison and so high up the fence… He was able to move precariously on the top of the fence but this meant walking on razor wire.

‘He nearly fell three times but managed to grasp the wire and pull himself to safety.

‘The poor cat was very scared and reluctant to be rescued. It took a lot of patience, some ladders and a reach and rescue pole to be able to bring him to safety.’

Padfoot was taken to a vet for minor injuries before being reunited with its owners just in time for Christmas.

In the interim Mr Fletcher looked after him to save him spending the festive season in a shelter.

He said: ‘He’s such a lovely cat, I didn’t want to put him into a cattery over Christmas and New Year so I took him home with me where he could chill out for the festivities but luckily the owners made contact the next day after hearing what had happened from their neighbours.’

Padfoot was missing from home for four days, but was reunited with his owner on Christmas Eve.

Padfoot’s owner, Angela Driver Swales, said: ‘He’d been missing for about four or five days but he’s done this before. He will go but he always comes back so it wasn’t until one of our neighbours told us about the rescue that we thought it might be Padfoot.

‘He’s now become a bit famous, there have been lots of jokes about him breaking into the prison, as you can imagine’.

She added that she will be microchipping the cat in case he decides to wander off again.

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by Faye Brown

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