Officers with the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Animal Services saved two animals from busy highways earlier this week.
Dallas police officers with the South Central Division rescued a dog from I-35 the morning of June 24. The next evening, on June 25, a Dallas Animal Services officer saved a kitten “stranded on the side of a highway.”
Police responded to a “freeway blockage” around 7:10 a.m. on June 24 on northbound South R.L. Thornton Freeway near eastbound I-635 LBJ Freeway, Officer Jonathan Maner told The Dallas Express.
“This poor animal was shaking in clear fear of the oncoming traffic,” said a witness the department identified only as Melissa. “This amazing police officer pulled over on the shoulder to rescue this beautiful animal.”
“Officers were able to safely get the dog into a squad car uninjured,” Maner said. “The dog was then transferred to Dallas Animal Shelter.”
The Dallas Express asked for the names of the officers involved in the rescue, but Maner said, “It is not in our practice to release the names of officers involved in an incident.”
“Thank her for being a beautiful, sympathetic human being and putting herself at risk for this puppy,” Melissa said, per the department. “May God bless her and protect her all her days in uniform.”
Dallas Animal Services also rescued a kitten from the side of a local highway the evening of June 25, the agency posted on Facebook.
“When a call came in Wednesday night about a tiny kitten stranded on the side of the highway, Officer Nighswonger didn’t hesitate,” the post reads. “He responded quickly and safely transported the scared little girl to safety.”
The kitten, now named Royal, is currently at Dallas Animal Services and available for adoption.
The Dallas Express reached out to Dallas Animal Services for comment, but did not hear back in time for publication.