# China the cat gets a home! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-the-cat-gets-a-home/244527 "2004-05-10T22:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-the-cat-gets-a-home/244527/1 "2004-05-10T22:17:26Z")
[Because me and 3 other people cared](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=251311), [here’s the rest of the story](http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/politics/8615406.htm): 😉 > [@](#): > > A cat that survived a monthlong journey from China to Tampa in a cargo container received a much more luxurious ride to its new home Friday in a limousine. > > Ultra Pet Co. of South Carolina arranged the limousine ride and donated a year’s supply of kitty litter to the cat and her adoptive family, said Hillsborough County spokeswoman Donna Olmstead. > > [snip] > > Randy Lyons, who lives in Tampa with his wife, Marta, two children and two cats, was chosen to adopt the cat because he was first in line, and his application passed muster, Saylors said. > > Lyons was surprised about the hoopla surrounding the adoption. The cat joined its new family Friday afternoon. > > “We thought we would just pick up the cat and bring it home,” he said. “I’ve never been in a limo myself.” Yay, kitty! I’ve never been in a limo, either. Maybe if I hitch a ride to China in a box, I can get a free ride too. 😃 I hope they’re good people. China’s up to 4lbs 7oz and fitted with a microchip identification tag. How good is the range on those things, cause this cat likes to wander! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-the-cat-gets-a-home/244527/2 "2004-05-11T01:15:11Z")
I still care! I am so happy to hear that China has a good home! Yay kitty! I love cats - I have one myself and we are seriously considering getting a second one, probably a young adult (1-3 years old). The article still didn’t mention how she survived - can a cat digest cardboard? Pooled water in the container? I am so curious! Only five applicants? I would have applied to adopt, though I live near Toronto and I figured I’d be 745753293557th on the list! Though one good home is all she needs. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-the-cat-gets-a-home/244527/3 "2004-05-11T02:10:35Z")
Yay! Someone does care! 😃 [http://www.moggies.co.uk/articles/apr2004/china\_cat.html](http://www.moggies.co.uk/articles/apr2004/china_cat.html) says: > [@](#): > > Clarence Dunning, a veterinarian at Care Animal Hospital in Brandon, said he was skeptical about a cat’s ability to survive such a journey. A cat can survive without food for 30 days, he said, but not water. > > “I’m assuming she had some water,” said Nil Wilkins, an Animal Services veterinarian. “Unfortunately, we can’t ask her what happened.” The link includes a picutre. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-the-cat-gets-a-home/244527/4 "2004-05-11T13:14:41Z")
Oooh, I love calicos! I’m glad she has a home.