Recently in Alblemarle County, Virginia, a call came into Animal Control about a small abandoned cage with a female cat and her 13 kittens. But because the department receives a whopping 250 animal control calls per month, officers don’t typically respond to calls involving cats, unless they’re sick or injured. However, Animal Control Officer Kim Maddox decided to make an exception for the stranded feline family and gallantly came to their aid. This small act of incredible kindness would have gone completely unnoticed, if the police department hadn’t of live tweeted the whole thing. The result? Amazing!
Someone had abandoned the cats to fend for themselves in this tiny cage.
The cats were left in the cage but it was not locked. We are still finding more in the area. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/d02iC7lDpc — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
Mom and several kittens were found looking a little worse for wear…
ACO Maddox has one cat and six kittens so far. The kittens are two different age groups. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/I8LYIh4sae — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
…so Officer Maddox scoured the area and scooped them up.
Two more kittens rescued. The kittens were not in the cage but don’t look very healthy and were abandoned. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/MXefUoKBQL — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
And she eventually found them all!
ACO Maddox is going to great lengths to try to catch these abandoned kittens. Some need medical attention. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/T1K5427rdh — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
Some of the kittens looked very sick.
ACO Maddox thinks they have some type of an upper respiratory infection. We will go to the SPCA next. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/IPlshJ9tAq — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
But soon enough they were doing mighty fine.
Off to the SPCA with 13 kittens. This shows the importance of spaying and neutering your pets. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/1mmLBDLBQI — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
At the county’s local SPCA, the cats were given much-needed food and care…
After the cats eat, they will be weighed, checked, get an age estimate and get their shots. #poltwt pic.twitter.com/K2a2fkZBRe — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
Hopefully these guys will have loving homes in the near future.
ACO Maddox just handed in paper work & the cats are now in the care of the SPCA. They will be cared for and eventually be adopted. #poltwt — AlbemarleCoPolice (@AlbemarleCoPD) June 27, 2014
O.M.G. I love this police officer. Thank goodness there are people like her on the force, willing to do amazing acts of kindness. Just remember though, for every time you hear about something like this, they’ve likely gone un-thanked a million times before. So please spread their amazing story below and give them the praise they deserve. Source: AlbemarleCoPD Twitter
