West End neighbours crowdfund to hire arborist to save cat in tree
'He didn't put up too much of a fight,' says arborist
If you live in Vancouver's West End, and have a cat named Oliver, you may want to double check where he is.
Caitlin Rowe first heard pitiful cries Wednesday night from inside her apartment.
She couldn't figure out where they were coming from, so, armed with a bag of a treats, she went searching.
"I was shaking them and finally I end up here to find the cat is all the way up the tree," she said.
The cat was about 15 metres up a tree — too tall for Rowe to climb.
With the owner unknown, and after unsuccessful calls to the fire department, 3-1-1 and the SPCA, she and her neighbours took matters into their own hands.
Together, they started a crowdfunding campaign and raised $250 dollars to hire an arborist to get the cat down.Daniel Holliday answered the call to climb and after some coaxing, the cat was in the bag.
"He didn't put up too much of a fight," Holliday said.
It turned out the cat had a collar with its name attached, but no contact information.
For Rowe, the rescue was nerve-wracking, "but obviously we had a professional taking care of it."
Oliver's adventure is far from over: the search is now underway to find its owner.
With files from Brenna Rose