When nobody else would help, a caring window cleaner came to the rescue of a cat who had been stuck in a tall tree for 24 hours in Lincoln, Nebraska this week.
Local resident Rainee Penfield first discovered the poor, frightened cat at 11am on Tuesday morning, when she heard a desperate meowing coming from her yard. The cat was sitting about 30 feet up in a tree, and seemed unable to come down on his own.
Penfield and her neighbours attempted to encourage the cat to climb down by using food and toys, but the descent was too difficult due to the sparse arrangement of the branches.
Desperate for help, Penfield called a total of eight different tree-trimming companies along with Animal Control, the Capital Humane Society and Lincoln Fire and Rescue.
“They all told me it would probably come down by itself, but I knew that it was just stuck,” she said. “It was really distressing.”
Unwilling to give up on her rescue efforts, Penfield posted a call for help in several different Facebook groups. Local man Shane Rosengren, owner of a window cleaning company, contacted Penfield and arrived the same day to see if he could assist the shivering feline. Unfortunately, at 5 pm when he arrived, the weather had worsened and it was too windy to use the extra-long ladder to retrieve the cat.
Rosengren headed home, promising Penfield that he would return the next morning if the cat was still up the tree.
Sure enough, the next morning, the petrified feline was still up there crying for help.
Using an extendable ladder and carrying a blanket and cat cage, Rosengren was able to climb up to the stranded feline.
“It was beautiful and intense,” Penfield said. “(The cat) didn’t want anything to do with the carrier, he just jumped right on (Rosengren’s) shoulders. He was so sweet.”

Image Credit: Facebook – Rainee Penfield
When safely back on ground, Penfield said the cat was very friendly. She named him “Clarity,” which is the name of Rosengren’s window cleaning business.
After a check up at the vet, where Clarity was pronounced healthy and unscathed after the tree ordeal, they discovered no microchip, and determined the cat to be about 2 years old.
For the next month, Clarity will be fostered at Penfield’s mother’s home. If no guardians come to claim this intrepid, exploring kitty, he will become eligible for adoption.
Penfield is grateful that Rosengren came to the aid of this lucky cat.
“He’s just a wonderful man,” she said. “It was beautiful to see him put his heart out like this.”

BEAUTIFUL — GREAT JOB — THANK YOU for taking the time and effort to DO THE RIGHT THING — you made one cat and many many people very happy indeed.
Thank You & God Bless ❣️
you’re truly a heaven sent…save more animals
That’s a slick answer to a chnlneagilg question
a million blessings to the guy who saved this cat!
The same thing happened to me. No one I called would help. I had a vet appointment and was asking my vet if she knew anyone who would try to get the cat. I was in tears by then. A man sitting in the waiting room heard my request and offered to get the cat. My vet said she treats cats all the time that become desparate to get down from trees. She said they often have multiple broken bones. So YES, they DO need our help!
Good for you Shane. I hope your business does really well in the future.
That cat looks scared but relieved as she jumped onto the bloke’s shoulders. Mr Rosengren
nice one mate bless your kind heart 🙂
Thank you so much Shane for helping this cat. Bless you, and whomever adopts this cat, Thank You. I think Shane and this cat would be a perfect match.
And to all those organizations Rainee called for help and who fobbed her off with ‘the cat will find its way down’, you can all go jump in a lake, preferably a very cold one. Mr. Rosengren you are an exceptional man. Thank you for your compassion and perseverance.
YES INDEED ! ! !
What a very KIND man
Thank you! Mr. Rosengren.
glad he was there to help great big heart way to go great job!!!!!!!!!!!
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Very Very nice of this man to help, when the FD did not? Very nice story with a great ending. Maybe he should adopt the cat !!!
Thank you for being the ONLY one willing to help this poor frightened kitty!
Thank you so much for helping this baby. You are truly amazing people.
So refreshing to see a human being helping a distressed animal. Good job you are an awesome man.
YAY a HERO! GOD BLESS YOU!
There are some kind and generous people in this world.
Rainee is an ANGEL.
He is a great man with a great heart, wish the world had more people like him!
There are good people in the world and this story just shows that to be the case. Good on you for your persistence, Rainee, and lots of thanks to Shane for the rescue. Here’s hoping “Clarity” gets the home he deserves; someone to love him for the rest of his life!
Thanku Rainee Penfield and Shane Rosengren.
It’s good to see someone who cares as much about animals as I do. So many people don’t care one way or the other. But to see someone do so much for animals really warms my heart
That’s a really great guy right there
Makes me tear, such a gentle and caring soul to the rescue, karma will come around to you 🙂
Wishing you prosperity in all for your voluntary actions.
Our fire dept. refused to help me get my cat down from a tall tree. One man was very rude. I am so thankful that these Good Samaritans with kind and compassionate hearts were there ti rescue this sweet cat. God bless them all.
Your a hero ..
This man is a hero!!! An bravo 2 him 4 saving the sweet cat! Hopefully shell find a good home!!
What a wonderful man this guy is! Thanks for rescueing this poor baby.
Thanks for helping this cat.
Such a sweet story. Redeems my faith in human beings when there is so much negativity in the world.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND DO RIGHT BY THAT POOR CAT WHO NEEDED HELP. I WISH WE COULD CLONE YOUR GOODNESS TO MORE PEOPLE. THANKS FROM THE CAT ALSO. YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART AND SOUL.
Thank you for helping the little cat there are a few good people left!!
Thank you to a good humane person for helping this cat when nobody else would get involved. .
Thank you for saving this poor feline when non of the other A—H—- would and they want donations for what?
Way to go … you saved that wee fur angel. Bless you
The abitily to think like that shows you’re an expert
Well done Shane and bravo..A HUGE thank you kind sir!..now as for the rest of the asshat “officials” who were asked to help but basically declined..I have 2 fingers pointing up in the air!!
BRAVO A TALE OF ANOTHER. GREAT SOULS GREAT DEED??. THANKS FOR BEING YOU?
Namaste*
The Galarneau family
Angels do live among us….Thank you for sharing this wonderful happy ending.