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A weepy and wounded 14-week-old kitten was given a second chance after the tiny animal was heroically rescued on a busy freeway by the San Francisco Animal Care and Control.

The animal was spotted cowering by the side of the busy road on Tuesday, prompting officials to spring into action to save the feline.

'[The kitten] was lying on the freeway, not moving, in the hot sun,' said Deb Campbell of SFACC. 'Officer [Shane] Jolley stopped traffic himself and Officer Bri Borg was able to get out and rescue the kitten,' she said, adding that the kitten is 'lucky.'

The gray and white Domestic Shorthair kitten was weighed in at approximately 2.80lbs and is estimated to be just 14 weeks old.

He came in with wounds all over his body, and is presumed to have fractured either his leg or his pelvis.

'He's not walking well on his leg,' Campbell told the Daily Mail.

San Francisco Care and Control Officers received an emergency call about the animal, with the caller reporting to have seen the kitten lying on his side near San Jose Avenue.

'Someone driving by reported seeing him in the sun, on his side, against the white barrier. Animal control officers rushed to the scene,' the agency wrote in a social media post following the rescue.

A weepy Domestic Shorthair kitten spotted off the side of the freeway has been rescued by San Francisco Animal Care and Control

While the SFACC is not sure what exactly led the kitten to end up where he did, the organization speculates that the cat ran onto the road and got trapped by traffic.

The veterinary team has since given the kitten antibiotics to treat his wounds and scheduled him to be sedated and X-rayed Wednesday.

Officials hope the forthcoming tests will point to exactly where his injuries are and figure out the next steps in his recovery.

Until then, the kitten is resting comfortably, and SFACC is hopeful that the feline will be on the road to recovery soon.

'The kitten could go up for adoption, or could go to a foster home, or he could be transferred to a rescue partner. It'll depend on his condition,' Campbell said following the check-up.

'Everyday holds something different. This is one of these things that's all in a day's work for us.'

San Francisco Animal Care and Control Officers stopped traffic and rescued the kitten from the side of a busy freeway

SFACC is the city's only open-admission shelter accepting all species. Each year, the shelter takes in thousands of cats, dogs and all kinds of other animals.

According to their mission statement, the organization 'accepts ALL injured, orphaned, unwanted, lost, abandoned, vicious and dangerous, abused and neglected animals, including companion animals, farm animals, birds, reptiles, fish, exotic animals and native wildlife.'

The Daily Mail has reached out to the SFACC for further comment.