I don’t believe there was help. Humans would have used duct tape, not packing tape. Well, unless the kitty was delivered roadside by UPS.
A good point, but given the entire assemblage, we are looking at the work of a mastermind plotter. Does that cat look like a mastermind? It's always the disposable dumbass who is assigned the dirty work. In fact, it's quite possible he was meant to be caught.