Around 3:45 pm, Captain Alan Hancock and his Engine 27 A Platoon crew responded to a rescue near S. 94th E. Avenue and E. 27th Street. Apparently, a cat climbed high up into a tree. Its owner was so concerned for the feline that he climbed up to attempt a rescue. Unfortunately, they both found…

Jeva Lange writes A short history of White House cats: “Cats,” wrote The Conversation gravely in 2013, “remain under-represented in Washington.” It’s a problem that the Bidens are set to remedy. Last week, first lady Jill Biden teased that a cat is “waiting in the wings” to join the family and their two dogs at…

The Tree House Humane Society has placed over 1,000 [neutered] feral cats onto Chicago streets since 2012.

After lurking through a San Francisco neighborhood and alarming some residents for two days, a 2-year-old, 100-pound male mountain lion was captured Wednesday night after retreating up a tree in Bernal Heights. Unable to make a discreet exit — as he was smack-dab in the middle of the city, surrounded by curious neighbors and gawkers…

The Associated Press reports Cat jumps from fifth-floor of burning Chicago building, bounces once and runs away: Chicago Fire Department personnel were taking a video of the exterior of the building as firefighters were extinguishing the blaze when a black cat appeared through billowing smoke at a broken window. The feline briefly tested the side…