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Staff at a Virginia hospital let the cat out of the bag — literally.
Employees at a hospital in Roanoke, including a hospital police officer, saved a kitten after it was discovered abandoned in a paper bag in a dumpster on Monday.
An employee of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, part of Carilion Clinic, heard a “concerning” sound coming from a dumpster near the hospital, according to a Facebookpostfrom local animal welfare organization Angels of Assisi.
The worker then asked one of the hospital’s police officers, whose name badge reads J.A. Grotta, to examine the scene, where he discovered the source of the noise — an abandoned kitten.
At only 6 weeks old, the fuzzy feline was placed in a paper grocery bag, then left in a hospital dumpster.
In one of the photos the animal welfare organization posted, the gray-eyed tuxedo cat is barely big enough to fit in the officer’s hand. In another, the kitten looks directly at the camera as an Angels of Assisi employee holds him on their shoulder.
Angels of Assisi shared that the tuxedo cat received veterinary care and is currently “in a loving foster home getting lots of TLC.”
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Community members flocked to the post’s comment section, thanking the officer and organization for saving the little meower.
source: people.com
