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DPS trooper rescues, adopts injured cat near highway

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Posted at 10:33 AM, Feb 25, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-25 12:33:08-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper rescued a cat near a Phoenix highway.

In November 22, Trooper Patrick Stoner was on Interstate 10 to check for speeding vehicles.

He was hearing meows near the median of the highway coming from a cat, says AZ DPS.

The cat was injured behind a cement barrier and Trooper Stoner called for transport.

A veterinarian checked the cat, who's leg had to be amputated, but Trooper Stoner adopted the cat, now named "Cheddar."

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Marcos Icahuate joined the KGUN team in September 2022. He previously worked on digital content in Southern California's Imperial County where he was raised.