Last Friday, officers Devin Trotti and Randy Stallard of Lufkin, Texas reported to the scene of a distressed kitten trapped 30 feet high in a tree. By the time they arrived, the kitten’s sibling had already fallen out of the tree and tragically passed away.
Using some crime scene tape and a blanket that was in their cruiser, the men worked together to ensure a safe landing for the terrified animal. The kitten fell softly onto the blanket after one of the officers shook the tree using the roll of crime scene tape, and the police seemed just as relieved as the cat that the ordeal was over.
“Trotti,” as the kitten has been named after one of his rescuers, is now at Kurth Memorial Animal Shelter, where he awaits his forever family.
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Thank you for saving the kitten! I hate when people joke, “You don’t see cat skeletons stuck in trees”- yeah, because the other kitten fell out of the tree and died on the ground, or the poor animal starved and fell out of the tree. I appreciate all efforts to get a poor scared cat out of a tree, and not make it starve and make it desperately try to find a way down by itself…
such a great job….thanks to your care….. good luck to the next adventure…..
omg that was hilarious
LOL I was outraged when I first saw the photo because it looked like a bunch of mean men teasing a cat by throwing it up in a blanket! So grateful to those “mean men” for saving the poor thing!
Thank you to those who helped this kitten.
That was so amazing! I am so happy for that little cat, bless his heart and bless his/her little sibling who didn’t make it, so sad. I am so proud of those 2 police officers, that was brilliant…RESPECT!!!
How clever is that. Thank you Devin and Randy ,good work.
Bravo !
Bravo !
Trotti, I hope you find your forever home soon, Love you and Thank You cops and shelter for helping the kitten.
THANK YOU OFFUCERS FOR YOUR KEEN SENSE OF RESCUE. YOU ALL ARE TRULY AMAZING. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Officers Devin Trotti and Randy Stallard are perfect examples of heroes.
Thank you both for saving this sweet life. Trotti is grateful, too 🙂
Now, fingers croseed for Trotti getting that loving forever home!
Please, let this remind people that cats CAN die when stuck in trees. They can fall like the poor litter-mate, or they can get dehydrated, become weak, and fall. Cats can not always get down – their claws are shaped for going up, but not coming down.
When there’s a cat stuck up a tree, if one more person says that stale and idiotic joke about “There are no cat skeletons in trees”, I think I’ll smack the stupid right out of them.
Such a nice story of the cat in the 🌲. Thank you police officers. I hope kitty stays out of trees. Whoever adopts him, please keep him indoors.
Good news for a change!
THANK YOU to these wonderful, beautiful Police Officers — finally, normal people DO EXIST in the world — you both did good — real good — if it were up to me, you’d both get a promotion! — WHY? — you go beyond … — you go out on a limb — you got guts — if a little kitty MATTERS to you, then all life matters to you — you do the RIGHT thing — again, THANK YOU.
So very well said! <3
Little darling. Hope he’s had his fill of tree-climbing.
I am disturbed and disgusted by the sub-humans and the level of their cruelty they can inflict on innocent domesticated and wild animals. HOW does our lazy, uncaring, lack of compassion judicial system keep letting this happen? They don’t punish the offenders, just give them pathetic fines, community service or NOTHING at all!!! Personally, I WILL inflict pain on ANYONE I see abusing an animal and I have made public comments to embarrass and bring to light someone that abuses an animal and I have NO REGRETS.
Thanku officers Trotti and Stallard. I hope this furbaby finds a loving furever home. 🐱🐈🐾💚💚💚
Un grand merci à ces supers policiers!!!
Delightful to see the video. Thank you our kind and caring police officers, Devin and Randy.
Thank you wonderful and kind police officers.
What a joy to read about what you did for the kitten.
Sad the other little kitten fell before you heroes got there.