Officer Adopts Tiny Kitten He Rescued from Kids' Cruel Game of "Catch"

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Lady Frethinker.org
September 11, 2024


The tiny kitten a Pennsylvania policeman rescued from a kids' game of toss is now becoming a permanent member of the officer's family, according to CBS News.

Officer Martin of the Erie Police was responding to a call from concerned onlookers when he stumbled upon the distressing scene.
A tiny, severely underweight kitten, not even one pound, was being callously tossed back and forth like a ball by kids.
Officer Martin swiftly rescued the frightened kitten and rushed him to the veterinarian at the Association for Needy and Neglected Animals (ANNA) Shelter.

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"After running some diagnostics including x-rays, it was determined that he had no broken bones but he was in shock," the ANNA Shelter wrote in an update on Facebook.
"To make matters worse...this poor boy was suffering from an upper respiratory infection to boot."

The shelter named the approximately 5-week-old kitten Oreo and got to work giving him the care he desperately needed.
Oreo was never far from Officer Martin's thoughts, it appears.
After stopping by to check on him a few times, he officially made Oreo a part of his family by deciding to foster and adopt him.

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