Feb 18, 2008 2:36 pm US/Mountain
Cat Flees Fire, Ends Up 240 Miles Away
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ―
A cat that fled a house fire is back home in Albuquerque, N.M.,
after turning up some 240 miles away. The black and white cat named
Miko disappeared in December, on the night of the fire.
About two weeks ago, Miko's owner got a call from an animal shelter in Pueblo, Colo., saying her cat was safe.
Officials at the shelter speculate that the cat, trying to keep warm, hopped a tractor-trailer and rode it to Colorado.
When they found her, her collar was missing. But shelter officials
scanned the microchip in her neck and came up with her owner's name.
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