FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog that had got stuck in a cat flip.

The emergency service team were called to an address in Marshal Road, Poole, on Friday afternoon after Nala the Bullmastiff trapped its head and was struggling to breathe.

The crew from Poole fire station used bolt croppers to rescue the animal.

A spokesperson for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 1.33pm on Friday, July 9, one crew were called to a property on Marshal Road, Poole to release a dog who had got its head stuck in a catflap.

"Bolt croppers were used to release the dog and the stop came in at 1.48pm.

"No injuries sustained to the animal."