An over-adventurous goat was finally hauled to safety after a six-strong RSPCA team were dispatched to rescue him from a cliff edge where he had been stuck for a week.
Rescuers abseiled down the 100ft cliff face to save the trapped goat, which was powerless to pull itself up the drop.
He was spotted around 30 metres above the Great Orme headlands, near Llandudno on the Welsh coast.
The RSPCA were called to rescue the stranded animal, and the charity dispatched their rope team to abseil down and place the goat in a bag to haul up the cliff.
Rescuers abseiled down the 100ft cliff face to save the trapped goat, which was powerless to pull itself up the drop
The over-adventurous goat was spotted around 30 metres above the Great Orme headlands, near Llandudno on the Welsh coast
Once safely back at the top, the goat was released unharmed.
RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: ‘This was a complex rescue, as it was imperative to ensure the goat was calm enough so he didn’t panic, and dangerously jump off the towering ledge.
‘The goat spent over a week on the ledge, and by the time he had eaten all available food, it became obvious that an RSPCA rope team would be required.’
The ‘silly’ goats spent a week up the cliff face, during which he managed to eat all the food available to him
RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: ‘This was a complex rescue, as it was imperative to ensure the goat was calm enough so he didn’t panic, and dangerously jump off the towering ledge’
Inspector Andrew Broadbent added: ”Thankfully, the goat was completely unharmed after the ordeal of getting caught, and we were just delighted that our North Wales rope team was able to help another stranded animal’
Felow inspector Andrew Broadbent said: ‘We devoted significant resources to rescuing this goat, in what was a challenging but highly successful rescue.
‘Officers abseiled a great distance to catch the goat, before he was bagged up, and released on safe ground.
‘Thankfully, the goat was completely unharmed after the ordeal of getting caught, and we were just delighted that our North Wales rope team was able to help another stranded animal.’