Publisher's Synopsis
This books follows the adventures of a young RSPCA officer in the early 1970's, working for the RSPCA London Night Emergency Service, which operated from 1936 until 1983, during which time it was looked upon as the fourth London emergency service coming to the aid of injured and trapped animals throughout Greater London. Whether it was a cat is stuck in a drainpipe in Soho; a dog impaled on railings in St. James's Park; or a dog trapped in an escalator at King's Cross Underground Station their rapid response vehicle was there to help the animals. All the other emergency agencies at the time called upon the expertise of this small specialist unit originally based in Piccadilly as did all Londoners whose animals fell ill at night as they also operated an emergency treatment centre.This book will enthrall you; make you laugh, amaze and inform you and give you an idea of what it is like working at the sharp end of animal rescue.Accompany the author as he rushes across London attending exciting, bizarre and sometimes tragic incidents and meet the quirky and helpful characters who lend him a hand. Experience the rescues first hand often alongside the London Fire Brigade and be humbled by the stoicism of the trapped and injured animals. Pay a nostalgic visit to the places and landmarks of 1970's London which are now long gone or changed beyond recognition. There is something in this book to interest animal lovers of all ages.
