Kicker: The long journey home

LINDSAY MAST, HOST: It sounds like something out of a children’s book: the Runaway Camping Cat from California.

The kitty cat, named Rayne Beau, rode along with his owners to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. But he got startled and ran off back in June.

Owners Benny and Susanne Anguiano called and searched for days in vain. Here’s Susanne:

ANGUIANO: Even though that day when we left I was crushed leaving without him.

Somehow, someway that cat made it 900 miles back to California–two months after the trip! A shelter took him in, and the microchip company contacted Susanne. She said the poor thing was a little worse for wear:

ANGUIANO: I believe truly that he made that trek mostly on his own. His paws were really beat up. Lost 40% of his body weight. So he was not cared for.

Rayne Beau now has air tags and a GPS Global tracker, so I don’t think it’ll happen again.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: PSA! Chip your pets!

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