A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff...and a large dose of lubricant. The ten-week-old kitten is now recovering in isolation at RSPCA Birmingham Animal Hospital where she is receiving treatment for her eyes but is otherwise doing well. Staff have named her Alloy.Alloy and her siblings were born to a feral cat in a garden shed in Medlicott Road, Birmingham. Her cries for help alerted the home owner to a problem on 15 May when the kitten was found in the shed with her head wedged in a tyre. RSPCA inspector Herchran Boal who received and attended the call about the distressed kitten said: “I tried to free Alloy at the scene using margarine but it was impossible so I knew I was going to need help. I took her to Birmingham Animal Hospital where after about one hour we finally managed to get her free using KY jelly. I did at one point think I was going to have to take the tyre to the fire service so Alloy could be cut free so it was such a relief when she was successfully freed..
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .