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Cat walks 12 miles back to family - who then asks shelter to euthanize him


New York Post
April 18, 2018



All he wanted to do was go home - and all his family wanted to do was get rid of him.

Putting one paw in front of the other, Toby the cat managed to walk 12 miles back to where his old owners lived after being given away to another household last month.

When he got there, the North Carolina kitty was "met with heartbreak."

"The family he thought had loved him took him to a shelter and asked staff to euthanize him," explained the SPCA of Wake County on Facebook.

"The shelter called us at the SPCA to ask if we could take him in and find him a new family," they wrote.
"Of course, we said YES!"

The SPCA announced this week that Toby was adopted by a "cat-savvy mom" who can now show him "what a loving family is really like."


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silentwriter180 · 51-55, F
That's too bad. Yes, cats can find their way home. When I lived on Maui and we moved from one side of the island to another, we had a cat who walked about 20 miles to get back to her "home" that she had known for the last ten years. Our old neighbors called us when they saw her. So we went back and got her.
When ever a cat is moved he/she needs to be kept indoors for a few weeks, otherwise, they will make every effort to go to what they know is home.
Toby is wonderfully better off. I hope that family is prepared for what happens when they become awkward and inconvenient. I hope they get all the love they showed Toby.
Angeleyez · 51-55, F
That family is terrible!! I’m glad to y will be truly loved now!

 
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