It’s always inspiring to see people doing their best to help animals in need. But one woman really tried her best and stopped in the middle of a marathon to help a stray kitten.
Sarah Bohan was running in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. According to a Facebook post, she was doing well, even reaching the point of breaking her personal record.
But at mile 21, she heard something that made her stop in her tracks: the sound of a scared stray kitten, under a bridge just off the marathon route.
The little kitten was skinny and matted, and Sarah decided to stop to help. Fittingly, she was running on behalf of PAWS Chicago, so she knew saving a kitten was more important than her marathon time.
With the help of another runner named Gia Nigro, she carried the stray kitten the next mile. And then something remarkable happened: an audience member came forward and said she was interested in adopting the kitten!
In an update, PAWS Chicago confirmed they found the adopter, and the kitten has now settled into her new home and is “doing well.”
Wow, thank you so much to Sarah for stopping her run to save this beautiful kitten and leading to him finding a great new home!