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Article from: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/...s_rush_verrazano_adopt_I5bubAWi0HvpXtOxxlNDsK
New Yorkers rush to adopt kitten thrown from car window on Verrazano Bridge
By LEONARD GREENE
The city’s most sought-after cat is a blue-eyed Russian beauty with more luck than a lottery winner.
Catcalls poured in to the city’s animal control center todayto adopt the abused cat, which was rescued by one of its workers after he was thrown from a car window on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
The 5-week-old kitten, now named after the suspension bridge, is in the care of a volunteer, who is feeding him soft kitten food.
"He’s doing well," , said Animal Care and Control spokesman Richard Gentles. "We’ve gotten a lot of calls from folks that are interested in adopting him."
Verrazano, the lucky kitten who survived being thrown out a window of a moving car on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Gentles said the cat is a Russian Blue, a tranquil breed with origins in Russia and Northern Europe. They are distinguished by a unique blue-gray coat and piercing blue eyes.
Animal control officer Brendon Ocasio of Queens, who was heading to Staten Island from Brooklyn Saturday, happened to be behind a car carrying the cat when he saw someone toss something from the passenger window.
"At first he thought they were throwing garbage out," Gentiles said.
But then Ocasio saw the bundle move.
Ocasio pulled over to rescue the kitten, which was at the edge of the bridge, while some truck drivers stopped to help block traffic. He managed to grab the tiny kitten and get him safely to the Staten Island Care Center.
New Yorkers rush to adopt kitten thrown from car window on Verrazano Bridge
By LEONARD GREENE
The city’s most sought-after cat is a blue-eyed Russian beauty with more luck than a lottery winner.
Catcalls poured in to the city’s animal control center todayto adopt the abused cat, which was rescued by one of its workers after he was thrown from a car window on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
The 5-week-old kitten, now named after the suspension bridge, is in the care of a volunteer, who is feeding him soft kitten food.
"He’s doing well," , said Animal Care and Control spokesman Richard Gentles. "We’ve gotten a lot of calls from folks that are interested in adopting him."
Verrazano, the lucky kitten who survived being thrown out a window of a moving car on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Gentles said the cat is a Russian Blue, a tranquil breed with origins in Russia and Northern Europe. They are distinguished by a unique blue-gray coat and piercing blue eyes.
Animal control officer Brendon Ocasio of Queens, who was heading to Staten Island from Brooklyn Saturday, happened to be behind a car carrying the cat when he saw someone toss something from the passenger window.
"At first he thought they were throwing garbage out," Gentiles said.
But then Ocasio saw the bundle move.
Ocasio pulled over to rescue the kitten, which was at the edge of the bridge, while some truck drivers stopped to help block traffic. He managed to grab the tiny kitten and get him safely to the Staten Island Care Center.
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