Sandy Springs officer rescues, adopts kitten thrown from car
Sandy Springs Police received a call Sunday night that someone had thrown kittens from a moving car.
SSPD Officer Phillip Housand responded to the incident at Peachtree Dunwoody Road near Johnson Ferry and found one of the tiny felines alive and unhurt.
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Housand called animal control to pick the kitten up, but it was going to be awhile before anyone arrived. So Housand, who joined the Sandy Springs Police Department in 2018, played with the bundle of fur.
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And in that short time, he fell in love.
The kitten is now a member of Housand’s family.
Everyone, please meet Officer Housand. Last night SSPD responded to PDR @ JFR regarding kittens being thrown from a moving vehicle. Officer Housand located one kitten safe and unharmed. pic.twitter.com/8l0MVozMh2
— Sandy Springs Police (@SandySprings_PD) July 6, 2020
This story has a happy ending, but Housand wants to know who made it begin horribly. He asks anyone with information on who tossed the kittens to email him at phousand@sandyspringsga.gov.
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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.
