CHP officer rescues kitten running on I-580 in Livermore

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A CHP officer saved this kitten that was stuck in the center median on Interstate 580 in Livermore. (Photo courtesy CHP-Dublin)

A small black kitten was running for at least one of its nine lives in the fast lane of westbound Interstate 580 in Livermore on Tuesday morning until a kind California Highway Patrol officer gave chase and saved its life.

A CHP officer saved this kitten that was stuck on I-580 in Livermore, eventually jumping into a freeway wall crevice. (Photo courtesy CHP-Dublin)

The Dublin CHP office posted on its Facebook page, “CHP officer Piccinini saved a kitten on the busy freeway this morning! The scared kitten was running in the traffic lanes of westbound I-580, west of N. Livermore Avenue. Our officer chased the kitten until it found a place to rest in a crevice on the freeway wall.”

The CHP said Alameda County Animal Services responded and took the kitten to its next adventure at the East County Animal Shelter in Dublin.