Willow the Cat and Other Pets Who Survived Long Journeys

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we adopted a dog from our local shelter. she came to VA from NC because the shelter there couldn't house any more animals. Every time we walked her, she wanted to go up a certian street. she would stop pull & whine. After several months a woman jumped out of her car on the corner of this street & asked about the dog. Come to find out Colby belonged to this woman's sister in NC. Every time the sister came to visit Colby came along. All Colby wanted to do was visit her "aunt" at her home on that street. I always wonder if Colby thought her old owners were there waiting for her. Small world!

So did they prosecute the owners for allowing their pet to roam free and escape? We need microchiping so we can catch those pets who kill endanger species and bring their owners to justice.

She left the small town for the big city.

Statements like, "It was fortunate that her owners back in the Rocky Mountain state had her micro-chipped as a kitten." and "It makes me wonder about all the other missing cats that don't have any identification." is implying that animals should be micro-chipped. But what about when they want to microchip people? People should never be micro-chipped. The dangers far out-weigh any advantage. I suspect that these stories are being promoted as a pretense to trying to micro-chip people. Just look at how people are being treated at the airports. And now the football games.

Heard plenty about microchipping and how it is so helpful in locating your pet should he/she ever get lost (or stolen) and end up in a shelter. I am wondering about GPS tracking. Does anyone have GPS collar for their dog or cat? Have you ever used it to locate your lost dog or cat? Does it work well enough? Do you highly recommend it? Would love to hear from you.

I OWN A DOG----WE ARE OWNED BY A TABBY, CAT.

I loved the old "Incredible Journey," but "Milo and Otis" though fictional is my fave. Good story. Welcome home, Miss Willow. I hope your wandering days are over.

MUFFINS ROCK!

AND THATS THE TRUTH

I am feline so very happy for Willow and for her family that thought they'd never see her again. God bless that kind man who had the sense to bring Willow to the shelter. He has some great karma coming his way!

Please stop using that stupid buzzword phrase "went missing".You sound like such #$%$Oh, sorry, my brain went missing for a second and "disappeared, i didnt know where i was, who i was, or what i was saying.

This cat was stolen and that is how it made its trek. It either escaped or was let-go ib New York and miraculously rescued and ID'd. But it was stolen I am convinced.

If this cat could talk, it would have some pretty amazing stories to tell.

My guess is someone stole this cat and just recently dumped it on the street. Glad the owners got it back, it is a cutie. I am seeing more and more cats and dogs wandering the streets and by the highways because people are dumping them either because they cannot take care of them anymore or just don't want them anymore. This is heartless and unnecessary. Take them to a shelter rather than leaving them out to be brutally killed.

I would like to know what happend to the cat that got lost @ the airport?! I'm a cat lover and have 3. I can't imagine losing one to incompetance!

Sixty-five years ago, my pug went missing, when a nasty neighbor cut his leash !
He was gone for 4 years, and I had no reason to believe I would ever see him again.

One day, I walked past my Scoutmaster's house, only 8 blocks away, and heard a commotion, coming from the backyard. I went to look, and Puggy had gone nuts, when he heard or smelled me. I went in to the house, and told the Scoutmaster, that was my dog,
lost for 4 years ! He asked me if I had any proof ! I said, "Ya mean besides how
the dog is behaving ? " I pulled a picture of Puggy out of my wallet. And the
Scoutmaster let me take him home. I felt sorry for his kids, but I had my dog back.
BTW, the neighbor had a conniption fit, when I brought Puggy home, because
she said he barked too much !!! We had the dog for another 5 years, much to
neighbor's chagrin ! :)

Always Obey Your Cat !!!!

Animals are precious.

Not all that surprising. I got a cat that had been found in a truck that came all the way from New York to Ventura, CA. It was a kitten then, and no one knew how it got on the truck. But my neighbor, who found her, took her to the vet and got her treated, and when he brought her home she decided she liked us better. (We had other cats) and moved in. This was many years ago, before microchips. But Bandit was a tough, independent tortoiseshell that always spoke her mind.