THE DAILY WIRE · LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, USA · 2026-09-30
Man Earns Nickname 'Catman' the Old-Fashioned Way: By Actually Doing the Rescuing
Long Island has minted itself a new local hero, and refreshingly, his superhero alias also doubles as his job description. According to News4JAX, a man now known simply as 'Catman' spent an extended ordeal freeing a stuck pet from what officials are, as of press time, keeping frustratingly vague about.
Details remain sparse in the initial report, but the throughline is clear enough for this desk: a beloved pet became lodged somewhere it had no business being, the ordeal dragged on long enough to earn a nickname, and one Long Island man declined to let common sense or a lack of proper equipment stand between him and a rescue. The pet, per the report, is now safe.
This publication has covered enough bear break-ins, zoo escapes, and moose walkabouts this year to recognize that 'long ordeal' is doing quiet, heroic work in that headline. Somewhere between 'pet got stuck' and 'pet is now safe' lies a story involving patience, possibly a ladder, and at least one neighbor filming from a lawn chair.
For an outside read on stuck-pet etiquette, this reporter reached FIONA, a harbor seagull who has watched Long Island's rescue dramas unfold from a piling for the better part of a decade. Her account of the ordeal differs, characteristically, from the official record.
Whatever the pet was wedged into, and wherever it happened, the moral holds firm: nicknames are earned, not issued, and Long Island just handed one out for free.
“I personally do not get stuck anywhere, because I trust open sky and nothing else. That owner probably left a gate open for a week, humans always do. Fun fact, gulls can drink saltwater thanks to special glands, so honestly the cat had options.” — Fiona, Long Island seagull
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