{"id":9590,"date":"2018-12-18T20:40:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesigninspiration.com\/news\/?p=9590"},"modified":"2018-12-18T20:40:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:40:09","slug":"abandoned-kitten-decides-cop-is-her-new-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesigninspiration.com\/news\/trending\/abandoned-kitten-decides-cop-is-her-new-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned Kitten Decides Cop is Her New Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kittens are everywhere. They can hide in the bushes, under the foundation of your house, and all-too-often wind up in serious danger. That\u2019s when it\u2019s up to good-hearted people and animal rescue organizations to make a difference. For a Lakeland, Florida kitten, now called Kelsey, her knight in shining armor came in the costume of a police officer.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div id=\"thede-860216757\" class=\"thede-proper-below-img-2-2 thede-entity-placement\"><div data-ad=\"thedesigninspiration.com_fluid_sq_2\" data-devices=\"m:1,t:1,d:1\"  class=\"demand-supply\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"thede-3220533453\" class=\"thede-proper-below-img-2 thede-entity-placement\"><div data-ad=\"thedesigninspiration.com_fluid_sq_2\" data-devices=\"m:1,t:1,d:1\"  class=\"demand-supply\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>13. On Patrol<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93283\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Lamp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93283\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Lamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duty Officer Mike Cardin was just doing his duty on patrol in Lakeland Florida one night when his life was touched by a cute kitten. The job of a police officer is hard, and one never knows what might be lurking in the alley or around the corner. Cardin surely wasn\u2019t expecting a ball of fluff with dangerous claws to be in his future.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>12. The Late Shift <\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93281\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Cops.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93281\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Cops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officer Cardin was heading out to his very late overnight shift at the Lakeland Police Department when he got a call. Someone had reported there was a kitten abandoned in a box on the side of the road. The Police Department is used to dealing with canines and they even have a police dog. But a kitten??<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>11. Fluffy Kitten<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93299\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Box.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93299\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Officer Cardin reached the area of the call, he found a shivering kitten in a box under a lamppost. The tiny kitten was light grey with tiger paws and big ears. He knew he had to help right away.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10. Fit for a Princess<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93285\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Blanket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93285\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Blanket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The police officer took the kitten out of the box, wrapped her in a blanket and drove her back to the Police Department. Officer Cardin thought she looked healthy, but he wanted to be sure she was comfortable. He took an old box that had housed files, folded up a blanket, and made her a little house with a bed.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9. The Suspect<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93295\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93295\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officer Cardin called animal control and settled in for the night. But before animal control could make it to the scene, the kitten had a trick up her sleeve: her adorableness. Her mark: Sgt. Brian Wallace.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8. The Mark<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93301\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-PD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-93301\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-PD-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Departme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sgt. Wallace was also on duty that night. He had made sergeant two years earlier and was then assigned to homicide. However, he was no match for what he encountered that night: a one pound fluffy grey kitten. It was love at first sight.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7. Friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93303\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Partner.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93303\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Partner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Facebook Post later related, Sgt. Wallace didn\u2019t stand a chance. \u201cHe didn\u2019t want her to be alone all night, so he scooped her up and kept her with him throughout the shift,\u201d according to the Facebook post. The kitten\u2019s work wasn\u2019t done, however.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6. Inseparable<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93289\" style=\"width: 721px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-and-Wallace.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-93289\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-and-Wallace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sgt. Wallace was so taken with the kitten that he decided he could work with her on his lap. He filled out his police reports while she snoozed, working her feline magic. The two were quickly inseparable.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. Partners<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93305\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Friend.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93305\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Friend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe seemed to take to her new role as partner to Sgt. [Brian] Wallace, however, she did fall asleep her first night on the job,\u201d noted the Facebook post. In addition to helping with the paperwork, Wallace took her along on his next run of the night. That\u2019s right: the kitten cadet rode in the patrol car on the next call.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. Officer-in-Training<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93293\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-asleep.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93293\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-asleep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wallace collected the kitten, put her in the cardboard box and placed it on the passenger seat.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI took the box she was originally put in and placed it in the passenger seat of my patrol vehicle, facing me,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cThat\u2019s where she stayed for the rest of the night \u2026 and didn\u2019t seem to mind, I might add.\u201d<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. Mission Accomplished<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93307\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BettysKitties2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93307\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BettysKitties2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wallace described his experience with the little heartbreaker.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI got to the station just after Cardin had secured her and went to check on her. Here she was, alone and frightened. Since this was not too long after the beginning of the shift, I just couldn\u2019t leave her in that box for about 10 more hours, just to have animal control take her away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. Adopted!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93289\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-and-Wallace.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93289\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-and-Wallace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat little face \u2026 I was done,\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wallace said. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That sealed it: Wallace had decided to adopt her by the end of the night. \u201cCongratulations to little feline officer Kelsey on her new loving home,\u201d the Lakeland Police Department wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. Daddy and Daughter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93297\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Adult.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93297\" src=\"http:\/\/designbump.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Kelsey-Adult.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Lakeland Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now one year after that fateful call, Kelsey is a growing and happy adult cat. She cuddles with her dad any chance she gets. He loves to spoil her. It\u2019s a match made in heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kittens are everywhere. 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