警察换一种思维去帮助小猫

警察换一种思维去帮助小猫

When the animal shelter in Muncie, Indiana, was overwhelmed with cats and kittens, the police department came to the rescue. Not only did law enforcement officers hold a drive, collecting cat food and kitty litter for the mewling residents, they also offered human residents an option for their parking tickets: They could pay their fines with cash the old-fashioned way, or they could pay in the form of cat supplies.

当印第安纳州芒西的动物收容所挤满了小猫时，警察部门赶来救援。执法人员举行了一次行动,不仅为小猫收集猫粮和猫砂,他们也为人类居民的停车罚单提供了选择:他们可以选择用现金支付罚款的传统的方式,也可以以购买猫用品的形式支付。

"We're in dire need of supplies for the large volume of cats/kittens being cared for here at MACS, and they keep pouring in our doors," Muncie Animal Care and Services wrote on Facebook.

芒西动物收容所工作人员在Facebook上写道:“我们迫切需要为mac电脑上大量的猫/小猫提供护理用品，它们不断涌入我们的大门。”

The shelter typically cares for about 350 cats and kittens.

这家收容所通常会照顾大约350只猫。

The animal shelter in Muncie, Indiana, cares for about 350 cats and kittens in its facility. (Photo: Gary Paul Lewis/Shutterstock)

For a week in July, people could pay their tickets in cat food, kitty food or kitty litter in the amount of their ticket.

在7月的一个星期里，人们可以用猫粮或猫砂来支付门票金额。

The campaign certainly seemed to work as the department posted photos on Facebook of piles of donations in the shelter's supply room. There were bags and bags of food and kitty litter piled high all over the room.

该部门在Facebook上发布了避难所物资供应室里成堆捐赠的照片，这一行动显然取得了成效。房间里堆满了一袋袋的食物和猫砂。

"A lot of people have donated cat food and litter this week! Most of these people didn't even have a parking ticket," the police department tweeted. "@MuncieACS can always use pet supplies! We are glad this week's unique promotion helped spread the word! "

“这周很多人捐赠了猫粮和猫砂!大多数人甚至连一张停车罚单都没有。”“芒西动物收容所可以随时使用宠物用品!”我们很高兴这周独特的促销活动帮助传播了这个消息!”

And fans in Indiana and from all over the country thought the donations-for-tickets idea was a spectacular idea.

来自印第安纳州和全国各地的球迷们都认为这种门票捐赠的想法非常棒。

Carlos wrote, "I must admit, not typically a fan of most law enforcement. However this act of compassion for animals by the Muncie Police, I now have new found respect and admiration! "

卡洛斯写道:“我必须承认，我不是大多数执法部门的典型粉丝。然而，这种对动物的同情行为却被蒙西警方发现，我现在又重新对他们感到尊重和钦佩!”

And many agreed with Pamela Ives, who tweeted, "This is a lovely extension of the Protect and Serve motto. Thank you for thinking outside the (litter) box."

许多人赞同帕梅拉·艾夫斯的观点，她在推特上写道:“这是‘保护和服务’座右铭的可爱延伸。谢谢你跳出思维的局限。”