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Saving and rehabbing wildlife in Massachusetts and working to find homes at the Animal Rescue League of Boston

What goes up must come down, right? Well, not always if you're a cat. We meet a professional tree climber who specializes in cat rescue. Then it's over to The Animal Rescue League of Boston

Saving and rehabbing wildlife in Massachusetts and working to find homes at the Animal Rescue League of Boston

What goes up must come down, right? Well, not always if you're a cat. We meet a professional tree climber who specializes in cat rescue. Then it's over to The Animal Rescue League of Boston

CRUSADE TO RESCUE TSCA >> OH, ANTHONY: QUICK. WHAT GOOD UP MUST COME TO TOWN, RIGHT? NOT ALWAYS IF YOU ARE CAP. LOUD NOISES, THE NEIGHBORS DOG -- HE KNOWS GRAD TRUCKS KATZEN TO THE TREETOPS. AVERAGE CEMENT, PEOPLE CAUGHT WITH A FRANTIC PLEA -- RESCUE MY CAT. >> I LIKE TO SET A HIRAM THAT CATS MOVE AROUND AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CHASE THEM QUITE A BIT. ANTHY: WHILE CLANKING, HE OBSERVES THE SKITTHIS KITTIES WITH A BAG IN HAND. >> SOMETIMES A DISTURBS THE CAT AND THE CAT COMES RODUN THE TRAY. CAT LOGIC IS NOT HUMAN LOGIC. 10 ESCALATION TO GET IT TO BOOT. MOST OF MY CAT RESESCU ARE INDOOR CATS THAT HAVE ESCAPED AN INORDO CAT IS NOT USED TO BEING OUTSIDE. THE PROBLEMS I THEY ARE VERY WELL ADAPTED FOR GNGOI UP. THEY HAVE NO ABILITY TO GO DOWN FACE FIRST. THE ONLY WAY A CAT CAN COME DOWN IS TO BACK DOWN THE TREE AND THAT’S A LEARNED SKILL. IT IS NOT INNATE. ANTHONY: SOMETIMES HE FASCE A CAT CAN DRUM -- RESISTERS WHO NEED TO BE COAXED TO COME DOWN. BUT STMO ARE THRILLED TO SEE HIM. OCCASIONALLY, EVEN LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. >> I HAVE HADAT CS JUMP ON ME AND START PURRING. AT THAT POINT, I DON’T BAG THEM. I SAY LET’S GO. ANTHONY: HE ALSO RESCUES OTHER ANIMALS, INCLUDING YOUNG OWLS OR HAWKS WHO HAVE FALLEN OUT OF EIRTH NEST AND NEED MOM. >>HE TSE GUYS ARE ABOUT 40 GRAMS. ANTHY:ON HE OFNTE WORKS WITH AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER IN WESTFORD AND WILDLIFE AR E MILITATED OR. -- WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR. THESE SCROLLS WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR MOTHER WHO NEVER RETURNED. MASSACHUSETTS SHA ONLY 141 REHAB VERSE AND THEY DO RESCUE WORK FOR LITTLE TO NPAO Y. >> MASSACHUSETTS, YOU MUST HAVE A PEITRM TO REHAB WILDLIFE. IT HAS BEEN SO BUSY THAT SOME REHAB OR’S ARE JUST BURNED OUT. WE ARE HOPING MORE PEOPLE WILL TRY TOET G LICENSED THROUGH THE STATE. ANTHONY: ANNA HOPES MORE PEOPLE WILL ADOPT PETS FROM SHELTERS. SHE IS A FIELD AGENT WITH THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON. WHILE THERE ARE PLEYNT OF ANIMALS HERE WHO NEED HOMES, SHE SHARES THIS EYE-POPPING STATISTIC. >> IN ETH STATEF O MASSACHUSETTS, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 700,000 COMMUNITY CATS. IN BOSTON ALONE, 70,000. ANTHONY: COMMUNITY CATS IS AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR CAT 2 HAVE NO CLEAR OWNER. >> WE’VE BROUGHT IN OVER 2200 AND IT’S FANTASTIC BECAUSE ABOUT 70 PLUS PERCENT OF THOSE CATS HAVE ALL FOUND HOMES. ANTHONY: SHE AND HER TEAM RUN A TRAP, NEUTER AND RELEASE PROGRAM. >> WE GET THEM THE CARE THEY NEED AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE SPAYED AND NEUTERED AND MICROCHIP THEM. THEN TYHE GO THROUGH A BEHAVIORAL EVALUATION. ANTHY:ON SOME FERAL CATS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH PEOPLE. AFTER TREATMENT, TYHE ARE RETUED TRNO WHERE THEY ARE FOUND. ONE VOLUNTEER HELPS TO SOCIALIZE COMMUNITY CATS BEFORE THEY ARE ADOPTED. >> IT’S IMPORNTTA TO HELP THEM LEARN PEOPLE ARE NOT SCARY. IF YOU READ THEIR BODY LANGUAGE, THEY TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. ANTHONY: WINDOWSHOINPPG IS WELCOME AT THE ANNUAL -- ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE SANCTUARY. THIS IS A 10 WEEK OLD KITTEN. >> IT CAN BE HARD TO FIND KITTENS AND SHELTERS. THEER ARE DAYS WE BRING IN 18 KITTENS. THERE IS NOT AN APPLICATION YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT AHEAD OF TIME. MANY TIMES, PEOPLE CAN GO HOME WITH A PET THAT DAY. I AM -- WHY AM I A CAT PERSON? DON’T TELL THE DOGS. I’M A MIX OF ALL OF IT. IT’S HARD NOT TO BE WHEN YOU ARE INTERACTING WITH THEM SO MUCH. SHAYNA: BACK TO ANDREW JOSLIN, HE SAYS IF YOUR CAT IS STUCK IN A TREE, DO NOT USE A LADDER TO REACH IT YOURSELF. PEOPLE OFTEN DO THIS ANDET G HURT. HE ALSO SUGGESTS TEACHING YOUR CAT TO CLIMB ON AN INDROO CLIMBING STRUCTURE SO YOUR CAT CAN GET PRACTICE. IF YOU FIND A WILD ANIMAL ON YOUR PROPERTY PLEASE CALL ANIMAL , CONTROL. UP NEXT, NEW C
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Saving and rehabbing wildlife in Massachusetts and working to find homes at the Animal Rescue League of Boston

What goes up must come down, right? Well, not always if you're a cat. We meet a professional tree climber who specializes in cat rescue. Then it's over to The Animal Rescue League of Boston

Why do cats get stuck in trees? Andrew Joslin knows the answer – he’s also the person to call when your cat just won’t come down. And, did you know there are 700,000 community cats in Massachusetts? Animal Rescue League of Boston works to get some of those cats treated and evaluated so they can be ready for adoption.

Why do cats get stuck in trees? Andrew Joslin knows the answer – he’s also the person to call when your cat just won’t come down. And, did you know there are 700,000 community cats in Massachusetts? Animal Rescue League of Boston works to get some of those cats treated and evaluated so they can be ready for adoption.

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