Lansing man begs for help to save his cat, stuck in tree for four days
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A Lansing man is begging for help to save his cat Mama, who has been stuck in a tree near his Howe Street home for four days.
The owner of Mama, Mark Hiar, says his neighbor’s dog attacked a woman walking nearby, and while the dog was loose, it chased the cat up a large tree near his home.
Mark Hiar and a picture of his cat, Mama. (WLNS)
He says the fire department and Animal Control won’t help, and tree service companies are asking him for more than $350 to rescue the cat. Now retired, Hiar says he can not afford the price to save Mama and is worried things may not end well.
“She’s probably starving hungry. I sprayed her with the hose a few times so that she’d have some water, but she don’t have any food, so. And apparently, cats don’t last very long,” Hair said. “So if nothing can be done, then I guess I’ll just have to wait. I’ll get up one morning, and she won’t be out in the branch. She’ll be down here.”
Hiar is leaning on help from neighbors during this difficult time, and he is still seeking services to rescue Mama from the tree before time runs out.
6 News has already received a large influx of calls and emails from the community about gathering help for Hiar. If you would like to help rescue Mama, contact 6 News at newstips@wlns.com.
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