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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A cat set on fire earlier this month will be going to a loving home – with a Philadelphia firefighter.
Campbell, a male cat who was spotted running along Welens Avenue in flames on Nov. 10, has been adopted by Stephen Paslawski, a Lieutenant in the Philadelphia Fire Department.
“When I saw the story about Campbell, I was disgusted that anyone could do this to any animal,” said Mr. Paslawski, a 14-year veteran firefighter, in a release from the Pennsylvania SPCA. “I had recently put another cat I had down due to a large tumor, and with me being a firefighter, Campbell being burned, and the loss of my other cat, it just seemed like a perfect fit. Our first meeting was amazing. After a few minutes of petting him in the cage, he put his paws up on me and climbed onto my shoulder as if to say, I choose you. I knew right then it was meant to be. He’ll have a loving home for the rest of his life.”
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