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Thats because when they die they fall out of the tree.Cats do get stuck in trees. They do die. Here’s why a cat’s claws are designed for climbing up. A cat is not a squirrel; squirrels can climb up, down, and sideways, always headfirst, no problem. But a cat must climb with her head up to avoid falling, and once she’s up, the only way down is to back down. Once she’s close enough to the ground, she’ll turn around and jump down; the biggest challenge is a tree that has no low branches, like a pine tree. By the time the immediate danger or curiosity has passed, Kitty has used her burst of adrenaline and does not have enough energy left for the time-consuming, frightening task of descent. This is especially true of an indoor cat with little or no climbing experience. We don’t see cat skeletons in trees because of a well-known law of nature called gravity: Kitty becomes too weak to hold on, lets go, and falls.

Stanley - that's what they said including the vets, animal control, and the SPCA. We put out food and water lower to try to get it down to no avail. It even stayed in the tree during several heavy rain and wind storms. This kitty wasn't coming down and based on the height it was at it was probablty chased by coyote .This was a high pine tree with very low branches for a possible descent - as Robert E stated below. As far as NFD slander - not so just stated the facts!