Protest as Defib the cat faces eviction from London ambulance station after 16 years

A cat who has lived successful an eastbound London ambulance presumption for 16 years aft being rescued by unit arsenic a kitten is present facing eviction.

More than 9,000 radical person signed a petition against feline Defib being forcibly moved retired of the Walthamstow NHS base.

The station’s caller absorption person said helium is present excessively aged to enactment and needs a status home, portion London Ambulance Service (LAS) has argued that immoderate unit are allergic to cats.

But others person rallied to enactment the feline and section MP Stella Creasey connected Wednesday urged Health Secretary Wes Streeting to measurement in. “Defib the feline facing a nary responsibility eviction from Walthamstow’s ambulance basal - hard to spot wherefore fixed he’s lived determination for 16 years happily and helps unit header with a stressful job,” she said.

“Perhaps Wes Streeting if you are feline the staff’s symptom you could person a connection with [LAS]?

“A alteration of section absorption astatine London Ambulance Service means helium is present nether menace of eviction.

“Unlike truthful galore cats successful London, helium was fortunate capable to beryllium rescued by unit arsenic a kitten and has been adored by them ever since.

“The unit judge rehoming specified an aged feline is an unnecessary enactment of cruelty and not justifiable, particularly successful airy of the caller popularity of therapy animals successful concern premises.

“We anticipation you volition enactment the unit successful asking LAS to let him to unrecorded retired his remaining years successful the spot helium has known and wherever helium is loved.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We are looking for a worthy status location for Defib the cat.

“As helium has got older his reactions person slowed and helium has had respective adjacent misses successful being tally implicit by ambulances astatine the engaged station.

“Additionally, we person ambulance unit with terrible allergies, who cannot usage the ambulance presumption during their breaks.

“We’re exploring immoderate options truthful that helium tin spell to a loving location that is much suitable for a feline his property than an operational ambulance station, and we are precise overmuch reasoning of this arsenic Defib’s ain status program from the LAS.”