Over 15,000 Sign Petition to Keep Rescue Cat Where He Has Lived for 16 Years

More than 15,000 people have signed a petition against a rescue cat’s eviction from an east London ambulance station, where he has lived for 16 years. Defib the cat, who was taken in by the Walthamstow NHS base as a kitten, is being forcefully retired from his longtime home. According to London Ambulance Service (LAS), which recently had a staff overhaul, the decision to move Defib out had safety and age-related considerations.

However, thousands have joined the campaign to keep the cat where he belongs, with MP Stella Creasy writing to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to make a case for him. “Defib the cat facing a no-fault eviction from Walthamstow’s ambulance base - hard to see why given he’s lived there for 16 years happily and helps staff cope with a stressful job,” the politician said. “Perhaps Wes Streeting if you are feline the staff’s pain you could have a word with [LAS]?” The petition challenging Defib’s eviction says: “For 16 years, Defib the cat has lived happily at Walthamstow ambulance station.



A change of local management at London Ambulance Service means he is now under threat of eviction.” “Unlike so many cats in London, he was lucky enough to be rescued by staff as a kitten and has been adored by them ever since. “The staff believe rehoming such an old cat is an unnecessary act of cruelty and not justifiable, especially in light of the recent popularity of therapy animals in business premises.

“We hope you will support the staff in asking LAS to allow him to live out his remaining years in the place he has known and where he is loved.” The Standard reported that the London Ambulance Service-run station is looking for a retirement home for Defib. “We’re exploring some options so that he can go to a loving home that is more suitable for a cat his age than an operational ambulance station, and we are very much thinking of this as Defib’s own retirement plan from the LAS.

” With age, the old-timer feline has slowed, getting into many close-shaves with ambulances, the spokesperson said. They added that the staff is unable to enter the station due to allergies. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Viral and around the world.

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