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Jen Chung
Published Jan 18, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Published Jan 18, 2008
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Photograph by lisacat on Flickr; full photo set here
Our heart melted when we read how this adorable kitten made its way to the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition:
BARC Shelter's kennel manager, Jose, made an unusual rescue last Saturday afternoon. A man named Richard thinks he has a kitten under the hood of his Chevy Tahoe. He's driving and has his dog Duff in the car with him. Duff doesn't like other dogs and really doesn't like cats. Richard decides to drive to the shelter. No, not the safest solution, but the kitten we call Chevette is safe and sound if a little greasy. She also needs a home and prefers public transportation, in a cat carrier please!
Chevette is available for adoption. We think her favorite movie will end up being either Grease (duh) or My Neighbor Totoro (catbus).
UPDATE: Not surprisingly, it did not take long for Chevette to be adopted. Support BARC; it's a great organization.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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