Stowaway cat jumps on cruise and ends up sailing 300km
A stowaway cat is feline fine after completing an epic journey from the Isle of Harris to the Scottish mainland, travelling over 300km on a cruise yacht.
It’s believe the cat hopped aboard when the boat called in at Leverburgh on Harris, as it was making its way back to the remote island of Oban. And while the trip was hardly cat-astrophic, this intrepid kitty is still looking for a ride back to Harris.
The Scotsman reported the stowaway is believed to be one of a number of feral cats who help keep rats away from the fisherman’s catch back on Harris.
A port at the Isle of Harris where the cat might've jumped aboard.
Prawn fisherman Nellie MacAulay said, “We used to be pestered with a lot of rats and we had a problem with them biting holes in the creels and leaving a terrible mess, but since the cats have been here there are no rats whatsoever. This one must have just gone on holiday to Oban.”
The animal has been given a temporary home in town, while efforts are made to return it back to Leverburgh where it is looked after by local fishermen.
Jean Sutherland, of Argyll Animal Aid, told BBC Radio Scotland, “It was found on Friday by a lady and being an animal lover she managed to coax it into a carrier and took it to a local vet. They have looked after it over the weekend to check all is well and in between times we have been trying to find out where it had come from."
“We now have to try and get it back to Harris, which is the bottom line, we need to find some kind soul to take it back up there. Cats do travel miles, they go in all sorts of things and can end up 500 miles away, I think that is why they have got nine lives.”
We hope this cat finds her way home before too long. Do you have a cat that’s accustomed to making amazing journeys?
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