Cat [with microchip] lost in Yellowstone travels [with some help] 800 miles to reunite with owners after two months

The Guardian ^ | Coral Murphy Marcos

[Gene Eric]

Thankfully, kitty didn’t need to pass through Springfield.

[lee martell]

It would be ‘funny’ if that couple had been trying to get rid of the cat, only to have him shipped right back into their lives from thousands of miles away!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

My guess is the cat hid away in someone's camper.

[xoxox]

[xoxox]

there must be a way to reprogram the chip for that. it probably has an app.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

FTA: "An estimated 10 MILLION dogs and cats are lost or stolen in the US every year, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association."

Well, I'll be damned! I had no idea that we had so many hungry Haitians in the USA.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

there must be a way to reprogram the chip for that. it probably has an app.

The only thing the RFID chip contains is an ID number that is the primary key of a database containing contact information of the animal's owner, and it is only readable from a few inches away.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/pet-microchip1.htm

[Beowulf9]

😊i love happy endings ❤️

[Gil4]

There's a song about that:

The Cat Came Back video

The Cat Came Back lyrics in case you don't want to hear the song (can't blame you if you don't.)

[exDemMom]

I almost lost a cat in Yellowstone. She got out of our car and ran under other cars to hide. She was so scared that she kept running away. Luckily, we managed to capture her.

[OldHarbor]

My sister had a cat disappear and then reappear 5 years later , looking worse for wear. No idea what happened in the interim.

[Georgia Girl 2]

😮

[PAR35]

Sounds like it might have gotten itself home if someone hadn’t scooped it off the street and taken it to a shelter.

As someone noted, at least it managed to avoid Springfield.

[drwoof]

That was great!

[x]

So this wasn't some Incredible Journey or Homeward Bound Disney adventure.

BTW, how many people thought those stories were true when they were kids? I did.

But no. Fake, fake, fake, like everything else Disney does.

[cpdiii]

My 3 dogs and 1 cat are all chipped. However, you could not run them away even if you tried. Oddly, the cat is the boss and the dogs let her have her way with them. The only time they get into an argument is if both want to lay on me at the same time.

[Revel]

ROTFLOL

[iluvschnitzle]

Translation:

Cat couldnt find new staff

[fella]

Coyotes have a lot to do with that.