Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"

[TexasTowelie]

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]

1. Excellent.

We need more officer of the four-legged kind. And I hope I'm not being to speciest.

[pennylane100]

2. Is Badges OK?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Follow up news article on Badges:

The campaign to fill their feline unit has had ups and downs. This week they found out the original kitty recruit, Pawofficer Badges, has Feline Leukemia.

"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]

4. Thanks, I am glad he will be well cared for.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I know, I wanted to know what happened with him, as well.

[TexasTowelie]

6. Thanks for the update on Badges.

It looks like he will be well taken care of and loved.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I know, that was important for me to find out, too.

I wish they'd included this in every story about the poor kitty, some of them make you think the worst.