TROY, MI - She is officially an officer of the "paw." Pawfficer Donut has been sworn in as the new Troy Police Department's Police cat.

Judges Kirsten Nielsen Hartig and Maureen McGinnis asked Donut to raise her right paw and officially swore her in, badge and all, at the Troy Police Department with other officers and even Chief Gary Mayer looking on.

This all began in March when the Troy Police Department put out a challenge on Twitter saying it would get a police cat if it received 10,000 followers by April. It reached its goal weeks early.

"This campaign has helped us connect with thousands of people, not only here in Troy and the Metro Detroit area, but we've had people from around the world contact us to do news articles on us, said Chief Mayer.

Pawfficer Donut will be used to help raise awareness for pet adoptions and rescues. She will also interact with people in the community and on social media.

"We are using social media to engage the public that we serve and to get the message out that police are human, too, and we want to show we have a side of us that is beyond law enforcement," added Chief Mayer.

Pawfficer Donut will live with a fellow Troy police officer who already has two adult cats at home. She will also spend some of her time at the station.

This is the second cat the department chose. Its first kitten, Pawfficer Badges, tested positive for feline leukemia. While the disease is often fatal, Badges can live a good life in the right home. She can't live with other cats as the disease is transmittable.

"Our plan is to find her a suitable home that will be a stress free environment as much as possible," said Doctor Robert Fisher of the Michigan Humane Society.

The Michigan Humane Society tested Badges twice before she was to be handed over to Troy PD. She is up for adoption at the Humane Society in Westland.

Here is our video where we met Pawofficer Donut for the first time.