A KITTEN had to be rescued by firefighters after it had become trapped inside an electric recliner chair.

A crew from Dorchester Fire Station responded to a report of a stuck kitten at a property in Dagmar Road, Dorchester at around 8.45am today (Friday, December 3).

Firefighters entered the property and were able to rescue the young pet from the electric recliner chair.

The kitten's owner took the cat to a vet to be checked over as a precaution.

A spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A crew from Dorchester released a kitten who had become stuck inside an electric recliner chair.

"One cat rescued and taken to the vet by its owner to be checked over."