From Roswell NM
Justin Koonce, firefighter for the Roswell Fire Department, descends a ladder after rescuing a kitten from a tree in the backyard of Jeanette Schaffer at 701 W. 9th Wednesday with the assistance of three of his colleagues below. Schaffer, who was unsure who the cat belonged to, said a dog had chased it up the tree about a day or so ago and that the mother cat alerted her to the kittens' presence Tuesday evening by circling the tree and meowing throughout the night. Schaffer called the Roswell Fire Department and asked if they still rescued cats stranded in trees and the fire department said yes, they do.
Love those claws. That's why fire fighters wear such thick jackets.
When my parent's cat, Tycho, got treed for three days by the 'Bad Cat,' as we called him, we searched and searched the yard. We could hear him crying but couldn't locate the sound. Finally, we saw this black ball of fur high up in a tree. We managed to cajole him to come down a little so he'd be within reach of the ladder. My father then went up the ladder, wearing thick work gloves and a work jacket and, at that, got pretty clawed up by a frantic, scared kitty. Poor Tycho was so worn out by his meowing that he didn't talk for several days afterwards.
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