A South Carolina police officer has become an Internet sensation for rescuing an adorable kitten that he now takes on patrol with him.

美国南卡罗来纳州的一名警官因救助了一只可爱的小猫并带它一起巡逻而成为网红。

Cody Garrett, 28, of Spartanburg, offered to take the tiny kitten home with him after another officer found the cat hiding under a trash dumpster to get out of the rain and brought her back to the police department.

一名警官在垃圾车下面发现了躲雨的小猫咪后将其带回了警局，来自斯帕坦堡28岁的科迪·加勒特提出将这只小猫咪带回家照料。

He told ABC News that he decided¹ to take it upon himself to nurse the kitten back to health because he already had a rescue cat named Toothless at home who happens to be nursing three kittens.

加勒特告诉美国广播公司新闻，他决定自己照料这只小猫、使其恢复健康，是因为他家已经有一只叫"无牙"的被救助的猫，而"无牙"碰巧正在哺育三只小猫。

When the kitten met her 'adopted mom' for the first time, she went to the bathroom—earning her the name Squirt.

当小猫咪第一次见到养母的时候，就跑去了卫生间，因此得名Squirt.

'That's one of the only reasons I brought her home instead of taking her to the Humane² Society,' he said of Squirt. 'She needed a mom so it worked out.'

“这就是为什么我要将它带回家而不是把他送到动物保护协会，”他说。“Squirt需要一个妈妈，这样才能解决问题。”

Squirt is continuing to get stronger thanks to the support of her adoptive family, which includes her new mom, her siblings³, and Cody's two dogs.

幸亏有寄养家庭的帮助，Squirt才得以茁壮成长，而这个寄养家庭除了它的养母和兄弟姐妹之外，还有科迪的两只狗狗。

Cody Garrett earned Internet fame after sharing a photo of a kitten perched on his shoulder while he was in his squad⁴ car. More than 1,300 people liked the photo, with people from all around the world singing his praises.

科迪·加勒特分享了一张照片，照片中一只小猫趴在警车里的他的肩膀上，加勒特因此爆红网络。超过1300人对该照片点了赞，来自全世界的人都在赞扬他。