{"id":74157,"date":"2026-04-10T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=74157"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:47:18","slug":"wny-community-comes-together-to-rescue-a-cat-stuck-in-a-tree-for-five-days-in-batavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/wny-community-comes-together-to-rescue-a-cat-stuck-in-a-tree-for-five-days-in-batavia\/","title":{"rendered":"WNY community comes together to rescue a cat stuck in a tree for five days in Batavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lk4SrBdnyZI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to many concerned community members from WNY, a stray cat stuck in a tree on Linwood Avenue in Batavia was helped down from an over 80-foot walnut tree after a dramatic rescue on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cat was first noticed by Cory Brooks&#8217; son who lives on the street. After being posted on a Batavia area community Facebook page on Monday, and not much response, Cory decided to share a post for help on the Attica Zone Facebook page, which then caught the eye of Shawn McMahon, who runs the Erie County Blotter Facebook page. Link to page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ErieCoBlotter\">(20+) Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMahon made a trip out to Batavia mid-week and asked for help from anyone in WNY who could assist. The City of Batavia Police Department provided a net, and by Friday morning, Len&#8217;s Stump and Tree Service out of Cheektowaga showed up to rescue the cat. McMahon and Brooks also played a big role in the rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Len&#8217;s Tree Service owner Kelly Vanosch and Erie County Blotter founder Shawn McMahon talk about the dramatic rescue with a good ending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thank you to tree climber Ben Trembley and owner Len Vanosch for positioning the bucket truck. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to many concerned community members from WNY, a stray cat stuck in a tree on Linwood Avenue in Batavia was helped down from an over 80-foot walnut tree after a dramatic rescue on Friday afternoon. The cat was first noticed by Cory Brooks&#8217; son who lives on the street. \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/wny-community-comes-together-to-rescue-a-cat-stuck-in-a-tree-for-five-days-in-batavia\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4705],"tags":[5741,5742],"class_list":["post-74157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-of-batavia","tag-cat-rescue","tag-erie-county-blotter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-ji5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56770,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-presents-check-to-make-a-difference-rescue\/","url_meta":{"origin":74157,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs presents check to Make a Difference Rescue","author":"aka","date":"September 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ETfXHqQqfcE Video of check presentation-Link to more information on MAD Rescue of WNY located in Albion, NY. 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