Posted on 05/06/2026 8:56:56 PM PDT by Red Badger
Sometimes what seems like a good idea at the time doesn't quite work out the way you pictured it.
For example, when a firefighter in Spencerport, New York, was called in by a frantic owner to rescue a cat from a tree and all the usual methods like ladders drove the cat higher in the tree, he thought, "Wow, that's really high. There's got to be a better way."
So, he got some people to stand under the tree with a blanket, and then cranked up the water cannon on top of the fire truck to spray the feline out.
And it worked, sort of.
pic.twitter.com/PyTaU2KRkn— Davy Jones (@itsNTBmedia) May 6, 2026
On the video, you can see the utter disappointment on the rescuers' faces as the cat goes flying out of the tree — in the wrong direction.
The cat did not survive, and that's why the firefighter now faces charges for torturing and injuring an animal under section 353 of New York State Agriculture and Markets law. It did not die on impact, as you can see from the video.
News10NBC reports,
‘The issue was, is that there comes a time sometimes that we've done all we can. What is another option? Instead of trying to force an issue,' said Reno DiDomenico, Vice President for Humane Law Enforcement.
‘And that's one of the biggest things in this. It has to be an unjustifiable act. And that's why he was charged because of the unjustification. In other words, he didn't have to spray it with a hose. You have to use common sense and figure out the best way to help something without causing a potential injury,' DiDomenico continued.
The investigators asked for a misdemeanor charge since it's clear the firefighter was trying to help.
He'll likely face a fine, but he also lost his job with the fire department.
Maybe he should have used a laser pointer to get the cat down?
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Sadly. No winners here.
P.S.: Your Cat Is Dead.
The cat would have come down on its own volition eventually...........
When a girlfriend called the fire department seeking help because the cat was on her roof, the fireman said “Lady, have you ever seen a cat skeleton on a roof?”
Well, they got the cat out of the tree, so there’s that...........
It’s a CAT! Go to the shelter and get a new one. They give them away for free. One’s like another. That’s why they are cats.
Yea. No doubt.
I have a soft spot for cats.🐱
Pets in general.
My cat went on the neighbor’s roof, twice. Stayed there for two days the first time. When I went to retrieve him the second time, he just hopped onto the nearby fence. “Why didn’t you do that before?!”
“They give them away for free.”
Not here, they don’t! $50 fee for spaying or neutering and shots!...........
Didn't think so. ;^)
We’ve had 6 or 8 cats, too. Only one was even remotely “loving.” The kids named him “PK” for “Perfect Kitty.” He was a stray that adopted us on vacation at the lake. Best cat ever.
All the others (including the current one), “meh” at best. Our daughter watched the current one being born, so he’s always been with us. Never abused. But skittish as hell. The current one is the worst by a country mile.
That’s hilarious.😆
God gave us pets for the times In between when people Suck.
open a can of tuna
Any fireman that has worked very long knows someone who deck gunned a cat out of a tree. I never have heard of it turning out good.
A deck gun will put out 1000 gallons per minute.
Boy, have I got a cat-in-a-tree story! Perhaps another time. (The cat’s name was Dennis.)
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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