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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2004Cat Shipped from China
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html In summary, this article (with photo) is about what happened when a man in Tampa, Florida opened a crate of bird cages that had been shipped to his business from China - out jumped a cat. The crate had been shipped by boat from China to Los Angeles, and then by rail to Tampa. The kitty, dubbed "China", weighed about 3 pounds. She was given intravenous fluids and food by county animal services, then transferred to a veterinary clinic for more tests to see if she's ok. The Florida businessman emailed the Chinese company about the extra "item" in his shipment. The Chinese replied that they were very happy to know their cat was still alive, but wanted to know what color it was - they had 2 cats and both disappeared a month earlier! They asked that the businessman raise the cat or put it up for adoption. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com >http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >been shipped by boat from China to Los Angeles, and then by rail to >Tampa. <snip> Sending purrs that China recovers from the ordeal and finds a good home. Hope the folks back home can find out where his fellow cat ended up, too, and purrs that it's alive and well. The story reminded me of a cat we had here once, who was sort of the official apartment complex liity and mascot. He made the rounds sleeping with various tenants, and I was honored by his presence on my bed about once a week. He disappeared, and we later found out that he had hitched a ride in the moving van when someone moved out to the west coast. Luckily, it was a much shorter trip, 3 or 4 days, between leaving Oklahoma and being found in California, and he was fine.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >sleeping with various tenants, and I was honored by his presence on my >bed about once a week. (snip) Sort of like "Six-Dinner Sid" <http://tinyurl.com/346qz> Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) >>The story reminded me of a cat we had here once, who was sort of the >>official apartment complex liity and mascot. He made the rounds [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Theresa SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >>The story reminded me of a cat we had here once, who was sort of the >>official apartment complex liity and mascot. He made the rounds [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Theresa LOL, yep sounds like S-D Sid had a lot in common with our cat. We called him Spot because he was a tuxedo with a white face and black spot on his nose. Actually, Spot left a legacy here, as he is could well be Little Bit's pappa, she looks like a smaller version, though her black spot is a little off center on her face. Also, he's the reason I started putting out food. And, of course if you put out food the strays will come looking for it. Little Bit had been eating here the summer before she decided to move inside to have her kittens, including Sammy. The food put out for him also led to Rocky starting to come around. So, although Spot moved on to the west coast, he's at least partly to blame for my three furry masters being here now. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > In summary, this article (with photo) is about what happened when a > man in Tampa, Florida opened a crate of bird cages that had been > shipped to his business from China - out jumped a cat. The crate had > been shipped by boat from China to Los Angeles, and then by rail to > Tampa. How on earth did this cat survive a whole month without water? > The Chinese replied that they were very happy > to know their cat was still alive, but wanted to know what color it > was - they had 2 cats and both disappeared a month earlier! They asked > that the businessman raise the cat or put it up for adoption. One wonders if this cat was actually shipped by accident. Joyce > > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > How on earth did this cat survive a whole month without water? Conjecture in similar cases are they lick the container wall for condensation. > > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >One wonders if this cat was actually shipped by accident. The story sounds plausible to me, given that I have had several occasions when my cat ended up trapped in the hall closet after darting into the temporarily-opened door without my noticing her. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >> > The Chinese replied that they were very happy >> > to know their cat was still alive, but wanted to know what color >> > it was - they had 2 cats and both disappeared a month earlier! >> >>One wonders if this cat was actually shipped by accident. > The story sounds plausible to me, given that I have had several > occasions when my cat ended up trapped in the hall closet after > darting into the temporarily-opened door without my noticing her. It's plausible, but since the people had lost two cats at the same time, I got a little suspicious. Joyce I hope this little kitty is recovering from its ordeal, but at first I read crates of *birds*heaven forbid, they would have finished up with a crate of feathers! I too hope the other one is ok, and may China, A great name "me old china plate" in other words "me mate"havea lovely life in a new home Jean.P. > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com >http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >been shipped by boat from China to Los Angeles, and then by rail to >Tampa. Oh no! A slow boat *from* China! >The kitty, dubbed "China", weighed about 3 pounds. She was given >intravenous fluids and food by county animal services, then >transferred to a veterinary clinic for more tests to see if she's ok. Poor tiny bit! How terrible for her! And how tough she must be! >The Florida businessman emailed the Chinese company about the extra >"item" in his shipment. The Chinese replied that they were very happy >to know their cat was still alive, but wanted to know what color it >was - they had 2 cats and both disappeared a month earlier! They asked >that the businessman raise the cat or put it up for adoption. I hope she finds a loving home and fattens up quickly. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com Amazing... poor little thing must have been terrified and bewildered... and what am I doing in here with all these BIRD cages?? Hopefully 'China' will be given a clean bill of health, fattened up and adopted by someone soon. Jill This sounds a little like what happened around here a week or so ago. They held a plane at Manchester (NH -USA) airport for 3 hours because the night crew heard a cat meowing. Billy had been on board for 19 days and was supposed to go to Germany. Here are the story links http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=36234&archive=1 http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=36597&archive=1 Signature-Kim owned by Egbert, Niobe, Sekhar and Rocket take the cat out before you reply one cat just leads to another... http://photos.yahoo.com/sir_eg_of_bert > http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/16/shipped.cat.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com |
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