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Ananova
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Tabby
Returns Safely From 160 Mile Solo Journey
DEVON -
Tom the tabby cat has just been returned home after his latest 160-mile
solo journey.
The two-year-old's trip from Birmingham to Devon was the sixth time
in the last 18 months he had gone on his travels.
This time the pet spent seven weeks away before being sent back to
his owners by the RSPCA thanks to a microchip containing his details.
Owner Helen Strange said: "When Tom disappeared for the first
time we were prepared never to see him again - but thanks to the microchip
he keeps on turning up."
She went on: "Devon is the furthest he has travelled yet - we
have no idea how he got that far, but can only presume he hitches a
lift."
Mrs Strange, her husband Bill and children Tim, 11, and Michael, 8,
have even designed a map showing Tom's travels.
RSPCA south west spokesman Janet Kipling said: "We have no idea
how he gets around the country. A couple of times he turned up with
sore paws, so he may have walked. But there is no way he has walked
to Devon.
"He must be one of those curious cats who wants to see the whole
of the country," she said.
RSPCA chief veterinary officer Chris Laurence said: "It sounds
like a case of curiosity transported the cat. It is most likely that
Tom is a curious feline who has made a habit of getting into cars and
vans."
So far, Tom has clocked up around 225 miles on trips from his home
in Hollywood, south Birmingham. His previous expeditions were to Birmingham
city centre - twice - and then to Alvechurch, Tamworth and Leamington
Spa.
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