Kittens Can't Stop Cuddling With The Police Officer Who Saved Their Lives

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He found them in the strangest place!

BY CAITLIN JILL ANDERS

Two police officers in Texas were finished dealing with a shoplifting call at a local TJ Maxx store when they suddenly got flagged down to help with something else — two tiny kittens stuck under a car in the store’s parking lot. Concerned for the kittens’ safety, the officers quickly went over to the car in question, and immediately heard tiny meows coming from somewhere underneath the car.

“They located the kittens inside the bumper where most likely the mother cat had placed them for some reason,” Jesse Minton, of the Arlington Police Department, told The Dodo. “The owner of the car advised she did not own a cat and had no idea how the kittens got in there.”

Once they figured out exactly where the kittens were, Officer Joe Bob Adkins was able to carefully reach under the car …



… and gently remove the tiny, confused kittens.



As soon as they were safe, Officer Adkins took the kittens back to the police car and just held them, trying to make them feel safe and loved, and the kittens simply couldn’t get enough of him. They absolutely adored cuddling with their new friend, and curled up on his chest in the sweetest way.



The officers immediately took the kittens to get checked out by a vet, who determined they were around 6 weeks old, and were relieved to hear that they were in fairly good condition. They assumed the kittens must be hungry, having no idea how long they’d been under the car, and so the officers fed them some formula out of a tiny bottle, falling more and more in love with them by the minute.



The more time they spent with their new friend Officer Adkins, the more the tiny kittens fell in love with him — so it didn’t take long for him to decide to officially adopt them into his family.

“He thinks he may name them ‘TJ’ and ‘Max,’” Minton said.



The two kittens are now settling wonderfully into their new home, and could not love their new dad more if they tried. He may not have been planning on taking home two new family members that day, but as soon as they cuddled up to him, he simply couldn’t resist.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/police-officer-cuddles-up-to-kittens-he-rescued

[magicarpet]

1. .

[CaptainTruth]

2. Thank you for a positive story. So cute!

[Bayard]

3. Pretty kitties!

I'd say they crawled in the bumper to hide when they couldn't find mama.

[pdsimdars]

4. Good to see good cops. We all want to love them, but some of them make it too hard.

[ChazInAz]

5. Aaaawwww!

Kitty overload!
Looks like they might have a little Siamese in them.

[MFM008]

6. Awesome!

😻😻😻

[calimary]

7. Awwwwwww... I love The Dodo! There's always something restorative on there.

[Corgigal]

8. TJ and Max.

I'm looking for a white kitten to add to the family. It's harder then I thought it would be. I'll just keep looking, kitten has to be somewhere.

[lunatica]

9. They are adorable

Of course he adopted them!

[erronis]

10. Thank you, catbyte. I always look forward to reading your posts.

Many like this - heartwarming and fun. And sometimes heartwarming and personal.

[Glaisne]

11. They should go to the home where the car is parked

to see if the mother cat is looking for them. I bet she is distraught.

[spooky3]

13. "two tiny kittens stuck under a car in the store's parking lot"

[Stainless]

14. The mother cat was more than likely back home frantically waiting.......

While a bunch of morons tried to figure things out. No indication here of any critical thinking being accomplished.

[spooky3]

16. Have done rescue work 30 yrs; I'm afraid it is

More likely that the mother cat is deceased. Kudos to the rescuers.

[LisaL]

19. Back home where?

If mother cat had home, kittens wouldn't be stuck under a car.

[LisaL]

18. And? You think kittens should be homeless so they could remain with mother cat?

Cats are not like humans, they don't care for their kittens for life.
So they wouldn't remain with mother cat for long anyway.

[LiberalLovinLug]

21. It's very likely the mother left them there

Thinking it was a safe place. And went out to look for food. But if they were living in the streets they will be better off now even if mommy will be sad.

[LisaL]

22. Well, exactly.

Even if mother cat showed up, I am amazed some think kittens should remain on the street rather than have a home.
There is also a window of opportunity during which feral kittens can be domesticated, the older they would get, the harder would it be for them to be domesticated.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Their mother probably lives in the area where the car owner lives.

The mother is going to come back for her kittens, probably. ???

I would've looked for the mother first, I think. Then adopted them.

They are adorable, though. They look Persian. Awwwww. I have an elderly dog. When she goes, I am thinking of getting another dog AND a cat. Or just a cat or two. I miss having a cat. But I love dogs. I should get both!

[LisaL]

20. Again, cats are not humans.

There is only so long mother cat would care for the kittens.
Then it would get preggo again and forget all about older kittens.
Even if mother cat found them, it's better for them to have a home than remain on the street. They do look like Persian mixes, definitely not purebred but likely have some Persian in them.

[yellowdogintexas]

23. Feral mother cats will take their kittens off on excursions and often return

without them. A cat we were feeding took off with two of her three kittens and we never saw those two kittens again (admittedly they were older than these little guys) I managed to catch the 3rd one and he has been living in our house for 5 years now and has no interest in the outdoors in any way.

He tamed up faster than any kitten I have ever seen. He went from "not sure I want you to touch me" to "I'm in your lap and you are not moving" in about 5 hours. He is a very affectionate boy

[BigmanPigman]

17. Big, tough cop is actually a softie at heart.

Whose heart wouldn't melt with those two babies.

[Skittles]

24. men never look more masculine than when they are holding kittens or puppies

yes INDEED

[narnian60]

25. +100

[argyl]

26. Wonderful story. Beautiful kittens. And Officer Joe Bob....

Now that's a real Texas name. Hats off to you, sir.

[Demovictory9]

27. officer has lots of shedding fur in his future. fancy long haired kittens

[LisaL]

28. They look like Persian mixes.

Especially the Seal Point kitten who would be then Himalayan.
So yea, there will be lots of hair in this officer's future.