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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) |
Associated Press
TROY, Mich.
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.
