In Connecticut, a cat named Chleo — spelled that way — was rescued after being stranded in a tree for eight days:
NEW BRITAIN – After eight days of being trapped in a tree near her New Britain home, a cat named Chleo was rescued by a local tree services company and reunited with her family.
“It’s always a good feeling,” said Julian Lopez, owner of JLO Tree Services. “Animals have a special place in my heart, and I can only imagine if it was my cat that got away, I’d want someone to do everything and anything they could … It’s just a good feeling to reunite pets with their families because they are a part of their family.”
[…]While his company is geared toward tree services, Lopez said they’ve recently gone “very viral” on social media for their pet rescue efforts, which they provide “from the kindness of their hearts.” He said people typically call or tag JLO Tree Service on Facebook to ask for help and his company usually goes to help people the same day of their call.
Lopez said the call about Chleo came in on Tuesday night, and he and his crew arrived on scene around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night.
“As soon as we got there, I could hear the cries up 50 feet in the air,” he said. “Firetrucks tried to come in and do what they could but they were unable to access it … We happened to get contacted by the local news, so they were out there.”
The rescue took place between the apartments on East Street and Recano Road, according to Vanase.
Lopez said his wife had brought cat food and a carrier case for the rescue.
“I use the food to bring down their nerves,” he said. “Especially if they’ve been there for a number of days, they’ll be hungry … Once I get a safe enough distance where I can get the cat, I’ll use the cat food so they can pick at it, eat it, and I do my best to grab them and bring them into the carrier case.”
See Kaitlin Keane, ‘A good feeling’: New Britain cat rescued after 8 days trapped in a tree, CT Insider, May 14, 2026.