Auburn, N.Y. – A cat stuck on the roofing system of a home developed into a daily cliche after he was rescued with the help of – you thought it – a fire department.
In completion, the cat was rescued with a rope, an animal provider, some food and a little help from the Auburn Fire Department.
Last Friday, the Finger Lakes SPCA got numerous calls reporting a cat stuck on an icy roofing system at 50 Seymour St. in Auburn, according to the SPCA Executive Director Nick Lapresi. People said the cat had actually been stuck for a number of days.
When Lapresi reached the home, he said he saw the cat hanging out by the chimney.
“Here kitty, kitty,” Lapresi remembered stating, attempting to coax the cat forward. That’s when Lapresi discovered the tree branch that hung simply over the roofing system of the home.
Lapresi and another SPCA employee chose to utilize cat food to attempt to get the cat down.
But how were they going to get it up there?
The Auburn Fire Department shown up with a rope that they utilized to toss over a branch. They connected the rope to a cat provider holding something Junior did not have for a couple of days: food.
They raised it up until it was level with the roofing system.
Lapresi said they lingered for a while on Friday, however Junior didn’t enter into the provider, although he appeared interested.
The next day, next-door neighbors called the shelter once again, stating the cat had actually lastly taken the bait. He was sitting inside the provider when a staff member pertained to get him.
SPCA Humane Law Enforcement Officer went back to the scene and decreased the provider.
“We got him down to ground level and he hopped right onto [the officer’s] shoulder,” Lapresi said. “And now he’s doing awesome.”
They nicknamed the cat Roofus.
A lady who found their Facebook post of his rescue called and said the cat was her’s. Its genuine name is Junior.
The lady said he’d been missing out on for a week, according to Lapresi. Now the shelter is preparing to reunite the 2 on Friday.
The SPCA is having him supported, immunized and cracked. Just in case Junior chooses to go on another little experience.
“We have a very happy ending to the story,” Lapresi said.
A cat was rescued Friday, Feb. 17, after he was stuck on a roofing for numerous days. (Photo Courtesy of Nick Lapresi)
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