Jim’s Tree Cat Rescue Call (818) 257-4881

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Want to Help?

Help bring cats home. Jim does the climbing, but a rescue often goes better with a neighbor or two lending a hand.

Jim’s Tree Cat Rescue is an independent local rescue service: one climber, his gear, and people nearby who care about cats. If you’d like to help now and then, Jim would be glad to hear from you. Volunteers are never expected to climb trees. The two main ways to pitch in are below, and transportation and other support work come up too.

After the climb

Foster a Cat

Every so often Jim brings a cat down and nobody is waiting at the bottom of the tree. While Jim and others look for the owner, check for a microchip and, if it comes to that, find the cat a good permanent home, it needs somewhere safe to stay in the meantime.

Fostering can mean:

  • a safe, quiet indoor space, even just a spare room or bathroom
  • food and fresh water
  • patience with a stressed cat who may hide for a while
  • keeping the cat secure indoors until its owner or a new home is found

Foster stays only come up now and then, so not everyone who offers will be asked. Anything beyond everyday care, like a vet visit, is talked through with Jim first.

During a rescue

Help on the Ground

Jim is the one who climbs. But a second person at the base of the tree is a real help: an extra set of eyes and hands while his attention is up in the branches.

Ground helpers can:

  • organize climbing equipment and keep it clear and within reach
  • manage ropes from the ground, when Jim asks and the way he asks
  • watch the surrounding area
  • help keep bystanders and pets back from the work area
  • have carriers, blankets, bags and other supplies ready
  • help coordinate once the cat is safely back on the ground

Jim stays responsible for the climb and all of the climbing gear. Nobody on the ground is expected to climb, and you don’t need to be a climber to help.

Volunteer application

Tell Jim a Little About You

No tree climbing, ever. Jim does all of the climbing; volunteers help on the ground, on the road and after the rescue.

Your city, neighborhood or nearest cross streets is plenty.

When are you usually available?

Choose all that apply.

What kinds of help could you offer?

Choose all that apply. None of these involve climbing trees.

Jim uses this information only to contact you about volunteering.

Interested in volunteering?

Contact Jim

(818) 257-4881

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Thanks for thinking of the cats. A quick call or text is all it takes to start.