article_snippet: Sarah Mills with cat, Spot, who got stuck up a tree for six days and fire crews refused to rescue Sarah Mills .
article_snippet: Firemen refused to risk Firemen safety by rescuing a cat that had been stuck in a tree for six days
article_snippet: Several attempts were made to lure She down and the fire service visited the scene twice, after the RSPCA was called.
article_snippet: Gloucestershire’s deputy chief fire officer, Andy Hermiston, said: 'This is the second time we were called out because a cat was stuck 50ft up a tree.
article_snippet: The first time, a month ago, a cat managed to get down a cat. '
article_snippet: While rescuing animals is an important part of we work, it cannot be at the risk of we firefighter's safety. '
article_snippet: Although the fire service cannot condone members of the public putting themselves at risk we're pleased a cat has been safely returned to a cat owner and that the young people involved were not injured whilst carrying out the rescue. '
article_snippet: However, we must also be mindful of the fact that the rescuers may have put the rescuers at serious risk and, as we have seen in the past, would-be rescuers can become victims, sometimes with tragic consequences.'
highlights_snippet: She had been stuck there for six days after several failed rescue attempts .
  