This Cat Got Lost In Yellowstone And He Traveled Nearly 900 Miles Back Home Before Being Reunited With His Family
In early June, a couple from Salinas, California, took a trip to Yellowstone National Park with their beloved pet cat, Rayne Beau.
Unfortunately, he disappeared during the trip, and they had to go home without him. They thought they would never see him again, but two months later, they were reunited with their cat after he traveled nearly 900 miles back home.
Benny and Susanne Anguiano were at Yellowstone with Rayne Beau when he suddenly became frightened and ran off.
They spent the rest of their trip combing the dense forest for him. At times, they even got lost themselves.
They even laid out the cat’s favorite treats and toys in an effort to lure him back to their campsite. According to Benny, a Yellowstone employee stopped by their campsite to warn the couple that a pack of coyotes had attacked a small dog in the area.
So, it was unlikely that their cat would return. When their trip came to an end, the feline was still missing.
“We had to leave without him,” said Susanne Anguiano in an interview with NBC. “That was the hardest day because I felt like I was abandoning him.”
However, as Benny and Susanne were leaving Yellowstone, they saw a double rainbow—a nod to their cat’s namesake. They took it as a sign that Rayne Beau was okay and to stay hopeful for their pet’s return.
Two months later, the couple received a message from PetWatch, a pet microchip registry service. Rayne Beau was at a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) shelter location in Roseville, California, which was over 800 miles away from Yellowstone.
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According to the Anguianos, a woman in the area had found him alone in the street. After realizing the cat was someone’s pet, she turned him in.
Rayne Beau weighed only eight pounds at the time he was found. Before he went missing, he was about 14 pounds.
On August 4, Rayne Beau was safely reunited with his family. He now spends the days regaining his strength, taking naps, and playing with his twin sister, Starr. The couple rescued the siblings when they were 11-weeks old.
The Anguianos are unclear about how Rayne Beau was able to travel so far on his own and how he knew the right way home.
As they try to get down to the bottom of the mystery, they hope their story encourages other pet owners to take the proper measures to keep their animal friends safe.
“Definitely microchip your cat or your pet and register the microchip online,” said Susanne. “We would have never gotten them back had that not happened.”
Benny even added that they now have a global tracker. The family plans to continue their camping trips in the near future.
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