Frantic Farewell for Friendly Feline

On Saturday, December 18, a local resident was walking his dog along Amsterdam Avenue, when his stroll was interrupted by an encounter with a lonely gray kitten, an animal who has won over the hearts of many main campus students, particularly the residents of the Morgenstern Dormitory, by patrolling Amsterdam Avenue for more than a month.

When the Washington Heights native and his ‘best friend’ passed by the cat, a scuffle ensued between the two not quite domesticated animals. The dog’s owner promptly decided to intervene and break up the exchange. He soon discovered exactly how difficult taking on the hometown kitten could be. The dog’s owner was badly bruised on both legs and managed to be scratched up and down his body, but was fortunate to escape with what most consider minor injuries.

Just five days later, University Security contacted the local police department, and within hours the unsuspecting kitten was taken from its home in the grassy knoll of the Morgenstern Dorm, and brought to a local shelter. Don Summers, Yeshiva University Chief of Security, oversaw the operation, ensuring that there would remain no threat of harm to any Yeshiva students or Washington Heights residents from the "wild pussy cat."