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Ross Wilkinson is an arborist and tree risk assessor, but thatB次元官网网址檚 only his day job. In his spare time, he uses his skills to rescue cats from trees across Greater Victoria.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e always had cats growing up, and people would always phone the office and ask for help and IB次元官网网址檇 say yes,B次元官网网址� Wilkinson said. B次元官网网址淚 just enjoy doing it, being a cat person.B次元官网网址�
Wilkinson said he doesnB次元官网网址檛 ask for payment for the job and is just happy to see people reunited with their furry family members.
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When cats get stuck in trees, the cliche is to call the fire department, but Wilkinson said thatB次元官网网址檚 not a realistic solution.
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Wilkinson said he gets called from a few times per month to once every six weeks and estimates that heB次元官网网址檚 saved a couple dozen cats since he moved to Canada from Scotland six years ago.
HeB次元官网网址檚 had many memorable encounters, including an B次元官网网址渆picB次元官网网址� scene with a dispute between neighbours when the cat was intruding on anotherB次元官网网址檚 property.
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His favourite, however, was rescuing a young cat from a 100-foot tree.
B次元官网网址淭he people who phoned me, it wasnB次元官网网址檛 even their cat B次元官网网址� but they were almost in tears when I got it down,B次元官网网址� he said, adding that they were so grateful they found every piece of cash they had. B次元官网网址淚t was a funny amount, like $46.25.B次元官网网址�
Wilkinson said he registered with a Seattle-based online registry of cat rescuers, , and believes thatB次元官网网址檚 how most people find him.
B次元官网网址淧eople are always amazed, but itB次元官网网址檚 so easy for me to do,B次元官网网址� Wilkinson said. B次元官网网址淚 do much harder stuff.B次元官网网址�
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