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Related: About this forumMichigan police department picks "Pawfficer"
TROY, Mich. (AP) A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws.
A cat named "Pawfficer Donut" was sworn in Friday by a judge, a day after a cat named Badges was removed from the Troy Police Department due to a serious illness.
Donut will be used for therapeutic purposes and public appearances. Troy police say Badges will always be considered the department's first "pawfficer."
Troy police pledged to add a cat if it could reach 10,000 Twitter followers by April. It took just eight days to go from 4,000 to 10,000.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Michigan-police-department-picks-Pawfficer-12908788.php
Photo: AP
This 2018 photo released by the Michigan Humane Society shows a kitten named Badges. The Troy, Mich., police department has created a new rank of "pawfficer" for the cat that has joined the force. Badges will be used for therapeutic purposes and make public appearances. (Michigan Humane Society via AP)
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)We need more officer of the four-legged kind. And I hope I'm not being to speciest.
pennylane100
(3,425 posts)Rhiannon12866
(204,685 posts)"It's a viral disease that typically can cause immune suppression issues which is what makes it fatal in the long run," said Michigan Humane Society CEO Matthew Pepper.
It's very contagious to other cats so the kitty handler with Troy Police couldn't put her other animals at risk.
"If we talk about a police officer's job is to educate and be a resource to the community, Pawfficer Badges is going to serve that purpose by allowing us to use it as a platform to talk about what Feline Leukemia is," Pepper said.
Badges can live a good life with treatment and will eventually be adopted out. Donut has some big paws to fill, but she's got some of Troy's finest behind her.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/troy-police-department-welcomes-new-police-cat-pawficcer-donut
pennylane100
(3,425 posts)Rhiannon12866
(204,685 posts)TexasTowelie
(111,910 posts)It looks like he will be well taken care of and loved.
Rhiannon12866
(204,685 posts)I wish they'd included this in every story about the poor kitty, some of them make you think the worst.