Kitten tossed from car window finds paw-some new home with rescue cop: ‘Everyone meet Toby’
A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper adopted a kitten that was abandoned on a highway ramp after being thrown from a car. Trooper Brody Schmitz found the Tuxedo kitten while responding to a report of animal cruelty. The kitten, now named Toby, has found a loving home with Schmitz, who shared the story on social media.
- ▪Trooper Brody Schmitz rescued a kitten abandoned on a highway ramp.
- ▪The kitten was thrown from a moving vehicle, and Schmitz was alerted by a driver.
- ▪After bringing the kitten to a shelter, Schmitz decided to adopt him.
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| Publication time | Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:53:49 -0400 |
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US News Kitten tossed from car window finds paw-some new home with rescue cop: ‘Everyone meet Toby’ By Jeanne Erickson Published June 6, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper helped a kitten hang on to one of its nine lives — adopting the tiny fuzzball after it was abandoned on a highway ramp. The trooper, Brody Schmitz, stopped to help a driver pulled over on a ramp near Interstate 90 who reported that she saw “someone throwing kittens out of a moving vehicle,” the Wisconsin State Patrol said in a May 29 Facebook post. The offending vehicle wasn’t located, but one of the kittens was found. Wisconsin State Trooper Brody Schmitz fell for the tiny Tuxedo kitten.
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