On Saturday afternoon, a worker with the city's Animal Care and Control Center on Staten Island was driving over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge when he saw something fly out the window of a passing vehicle. "At first he thought they were throwing garbage," AC&C spokesman Richard Gentles tells the Daily News. "Then he realized it was a kitten." Gentles believes the driver intended to toss the kitten over the edge of the bridge to its death but missed, and fortunately the AC&C officer came to his rescue.
The unidentified officer pulled over and flagged down some truck drivers, who stopped traffic as he rescued the five-week-old kitten, which was hiding by a barrier on the bridge roadway. "Thankfully he didn't run out into cars," Gentles adds, and says the kitten, which has been named "Verrazano," is a "Russian blue" who doesn't show any other signs of abuse. (According to Wikipedia, Russian blues "develop close bonds with their human companions and are highly sought after due to their personalities and unique coat.")
Verrazano will go into a foster home until he is old enough to be adopted when he's two months old; applications are currently being accepted. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to track down the worthless P.O.S. who tossed the cat from the car, and they're asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them at info(at)nycacc.org. (That's also the email to use if you're interested in adopting Verrazano or another kitten.)
