You are assuming I could clamber up a building to rescue a child. You just said you couldn't do it so why assume I could? Where did this child come from anyway? I thought we were talking about a cat being stuck. Hardly a national emergency.
I'm with B00 on this one! I adore cats and can't bear to see one in distress. Mind you I would be the same if it were any animal (even though I really am not a fan of dogs).
I think you're all under the impression that id put cats or any animal before children. If given the situation where both were in distress at the same time I would like to think i'd assist the child first!
But would seeing an animal in distress upset me as much as seeing a child in distress? You betcha bum it would!
But you said you would "be equally as stressed at watching a cat stuck as I would a child." Given this, you are as likely to help the cat first as try to free the child.
Animal or child I would have tried to help anyway I can, if that means climbing up there then I would give it a damn good go - because I see myself as a decent human being...