This is news

So, this is news apparently. The story reads like something out of The Onion. So at least it was entertaining. I'm too lazy to really blog today, so this is all I got.

Augusta, GA -- Lachelle Binder and some folks passing by the downtown Augusta library are on a mission. She tells us this cat has been struck in the tree for at least two days. Binder says she called fire crews, but no one showed up.

Lachelle Binder, Augusta, GA: "I don't think people care enough to spend tax dollars to save a cat or dog."

Folks like Robert Howard tried to get the cat down, but in the end, no luck. They've watched in suspense as the cat tried to make it's way down. Thursday afternoon, fire crews came after I called. They tried getting the cat down, but their ladder just wasn't long enough. Chief Weathers says, although they have taken cats out of trees before, they still have to use caution.

Chief Weathers, Augusta Fire-Rescue: "Let's say, if we try to get that cat and cat scratches one of the firefighters and gets away, we need the cat in order to check for rabies, or something."

Augusta Animal Services also tried. They tell us they don't have the proper equipment and assure everyone that the cat will be okay.

Mark Bailey, Augusta Animal Services: "He will probably come back within the next probably 24 hours. As long as everyone is standing under the tree, he's not coming down, he's scared. If the tree was higher, he'd probably crawl a little bit higher."

For now we don't how many of this little kitten's nine lives are left. As for Binder and the others, gathering at the library, they won't be satisfied until the cat is in safe hands.

We have received good news...the cat is now down. Witnesses tell us two guys from the library climbed up the tree with a sheet, and shook the cat down.