Owner of cat in tree on-scene during rescue

This past week, the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s (ARL) Field Services Department rescued a cat in a tree in a Brighton neighborhood and were able to reunite the animal with the owner who was on-scene during the rescue.

A property owner in the Oak Square neighborhood contacted ARL about a cat who had found its way up a tree and was unable to get itself down, with ARL’s Field Services team responding quickly to safely get the animal down from the tree.

While it was initially unknown whether or not the cat was owned, the cat’s owner found out that ARL was responding to a cat stuck in a tree and was on-scene when ARL arrived.

Turns out Mitsy had gotten out a few days earlier.

Utilizing climbing ropes, ARL’s Field Services agent scaled the tree approximately 25 feet off the ground, and was able to coax the visibly frightened cat safely into a carrier and return the cat to solid ground.

Mitsy was reunited with his grateful owner, and quickly resettled into his home.

About Field Services

As part of its Community Outreach programs, ARL’s Field Services provide technical (tree climbing and swift/ice water) and non-technical rescues for injured domestic animals – including community cats – livestock, and raptors (turkey vultures, ospreys, hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls).

Field Services also assists governmental agencies with equipment and training, and plays an essential role in supporting ARL’s Law Enforcement Department in cases of animal abuse, cruelty, and neglect.

To contact Field Services, please call (617) 426-9170 x563. Field Services’ hours of operation are Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30AM – 5:30PM.