From the Aberdeen Police Department:
On Monday, June 27, 2016 the Aberdeen Police Department responded to a service call for an injured animal. Construction workers alertly observed a person throw a small kitten from a vehicle near Beards Hill Road and immediately sprang into action.
The workers quickly recovered the kitten from the roadway and contacted police. Officer Hoffman responded and recovered a small male kitten from the scene.
Corporal Gentile, an officer known for many acts of kindness towards animals, heard the service call and decided to make a difference. Corporal Gentile met the fury black kitten at the station, named him Bear, and took him home for a good meal and a new lease on life.
The next day Corporal Gentile took Bear to a local Veterinary Clinic for a thorough evaluation. It was determined that Bear was approximately 8 weeks old, weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, had fleas, and a mildly sprained leg.
Corporal Gentile decided to get Bear a flea dip and started his first round of shots.
Bear’s leg has recovered and he is now living comfortably in the Gentile household, fitting in nicely with his other family pets.
Corporal Gentile, THANK YOU for your compassion towards animals! This is a topic that is extremely close to my heart and it infuriates me that people can be so cruel and heartless towards them. Animals are at the mercy of humans and the way some people treat them is just truly despicable. I still can’t figure out why in the world we don’t have an Animal Abuser and Cruelty Registry. Your kindness will certainly be remembered by many (myself included) for years to come. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of all living things, great and small! Stay safe out there!
I almost forgot – A big THANK YOU to Officer Hoffman as well for a quick response and to the compassionate construction workers who called it in! Some people would have ignored what those horrible people did to that adorable little kitten. Thank you for doing the right thing – makes my heart smile! 🙂 All of you stay safe as well!
Good to hear a happy story in light of all of the crap going on in the world today 🙂
Let’s start an activist organization and call it Black Cats Matter.
#YourMomMatters
I’m pretty sure that the corporal is the traffic cop, never pegged him to be a cat guy. Still a pretty good story and a nice thing that he did. Wonder if he got the name from the old CB lingo, the truckers used to call the police Bears and Smokies.
How could this story get on state and national tv/streaming news? This is the perfect type of publicity our men and women in law enforcement need. And no, I don’t believe Corporal Gentile was involved for notoriety. The construction workers were the first responders in this case. All involved, Bear included, would be an awesome interview.
A very heartwarming story. God bless Officer Hoffman, Corporal Gentile and the construction workers. There are good people around.
RJ Bel Air
God will bless this man.
Because #BLACKKITTENSMATTERS