See Video Of A Daring Cat Tree Rescue In New Jersey
This daring cat tree rescue is just one of many services offered by Tesla Tree Service but here’s the crazy thing, he doesn’t charge for it!
Cat Tree Rescue Caught On Tape
Steven Murrow, a South Jersey professional tree climber and owner of Tesla Tree Service, has taken up the noble cause of rescuing cats stuck in tall trees. Using his expertise in climbing, he voluntarily helps these animals, demonstrating his commitment to animal welfare and his belief in helping others. Murrow, an avid animal lover, does not ask for any compensation for these rescues. In 2023 alone, he successfully brought 39 cats to safety.
According to his website, “I do this for fun and a good workout. It started as a challenge and grew into a passion. I’m a contract climber with my own insurance, so I do freelance jobs and work for other tree companies. I’m their lead climber and get called in for the ‘fun’ jobs.”
We Interviewed Him on The Air
We talked to him on The Andie Summers Show and actually found out that he is allergic to cats but you wouldn’t be able to tell that from his love of these felines. His traditional tree trimming services may cost you a fraction of the cost from the other guys but, as mentioned before, the actual cat saving is completely free.
“There is a website called CatInATreeRescue.com,” he tells us in an interview, “a directory of usually tree services or climbers all over the U.S. that will help if a cat is stuck in a tree.”
Epic Video Of Rescue Caught By Drone
So by now, you know Steven, he’s a saint. But you want to see his work in action? We can do that for you. Check out this awesome video.
Check him out on his Facebook page here or his NextDoor page here.
Jeff Kurkjian Says Bye To His Dog Pirate
The story of how we got Pirate isn’t too common but boy is it beautiful. Emily and I met in February of 2019. In September of that year, I was hosting an adoption event in Las Vegas with my radio station. I had very lofty goals to get quite a few dogs adopted in just my two-hour window.
Before going to the event, Emily told me, “if you find a dog that you think would be great for us, call me and I will come out.” She had three things that would’ve made the perfect dog; a female dog, under 50 pounds and under four years old. To her surprise, I told her to come meet Pirate and I had to let her know on the phone that not only does he not meet all three of her criteria, he meets none of them!
In fact, before making that call to Emily, I did a Facebook Live video with Pirate encouraging people to come down and adopt him or another dog. Right after handing his leash back to the lady at the animal rescue, I knew that I had to take him home. Here’s that video.
We ultimately adopted Pirate, an eight-year-old, male dog over 100 pounds. I told Emily to trust me saying, “This will be the greatest dog you will ever own.” I had a feeling and I wasn’t wrong.
Pirate was always so friendly with all people, kiddos included. He loved being a big brother to McKinley, always making sure he was in the same room as her. We knew in adopting an older dog, we may only have a couple years with him but these were the best years we could’ve ever asked for from a doggo.
Pirate, we miss you endlessly, thank you for always being the best boy. For the last time, “nah night Puppa.”
Jeff Kurkjian is the morning show co-host on "The Andie Summers Show" on 92.5 XTU, Philly's Country Station. He's the nationally syndicated show host of "Jeff Kurkjian's Country Beat." As a content creator for 92.5 XTU he shares his perspective of being a dad, husband, country music and sports, specifically baseball.
