QUEENS — Animal rights group PETA has recognized officers of the 104th Precinct for rescuing a cat from a burning house in Glendale, and saving its life by performing CPR.
In November, the precinct tweeted pictures of emergency crews administering oxygen to the black and white male feline, named Kit Kat, which sustained neurological injuries and later had to be treated in a special oxygen chamber at BluePearl, a veterinary clinic in Forest Hills.
Kit Kat had to be treated in a special oxygen chamber (Photo Credit: Blue Pearl).
“On behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and our more than 3 million members and supporters, many of whom live in New York, I'm pleased to let you know that NYPD's 104th Precinct will receive a Compassionate Police Department Award for administering oxygen to Kit Kat, a cat who was rescued from a house fire,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk wrote in a letter dated Dec. 1 and sent to Captain Mark Wachter, commanding officer of the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood.
“We hope your team's effort will inspire others to come to the aid of animals in need,” the letter also read.
Wachter tweeted last week that the precinct received the award along with boxes of vegan cookies.
Look what we got in the mail today! Thank you! @peta pic.twitter.com/JXklDhJroR
— NYPD 104th Precinct (@NYPD104Pct) December 9, 2015
Kit Kat was released from the hospital three days after the Nov. 22 fire. The owners were not able to return to their Glendale home which was damaged by the blaze and have been staying with their family, according to BluePearl.
The precinct also saved another cat, Jinx, from the fire on 88th Street, near Union Turnpike, and in October, its officers rescued Penelope, a tiny kitten which got stuck in a sewer on Penelope Avenue in Middle Village.