She felt so much better about herself, she said, she was able to give up her job and devote herself to rescuing feral cats.

Van Patten had lunch with the show's band drummer who rescued dogs and cats.

They live on the west side of Cleveland with a "family" of 11 rescued stray cats.

He was a handyman known in his neighborhood for fixing bicycles and rescuing stray cats.

He routinely rescued dogs and cats found at crime scenes.

But on his Web site he says he has been rescuing cats used in movies, television and other entertainment productions for more than 30 years.

Last year's winner was actually a dog named Ginny that rescues cats.

IF you thought tree climbing was just for children or adults rescuing cats, think again.

It has been instrumental in rescuing cats out of trees who might otherwise have starved or drowned,' a local resident tells me.

Christal5000 - 5 days ago We adopt and rescue abandoned dogs and cats.