A Cat Was Mailed 260 Miles Over Eight Days And Survived

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A cat was accidentally packaged and mailed when her owner failed to see her napping in the box. Her trip was 260 miles and lasted eight days, but she survived.

• Julie Bagott was packing DVDs to send away and didn’t realize Cupcake had sneaked into the box
• The recipients of the package were shocked to see a cat included in their order
• Cupcake was identified by microchip and returned home

Cupcake home with her family

MINI BION EXTRAS

• Ashera cats, a crossbreed between wild cats and domestic house cats, look like small leopards and grow to 30 pounds

• In ancient Siam, when a member of royalty died, their cat was buried with them. The tomb had tunnels so the cat could come and go as they pleased
• Robert Ripley received over one million letters a year, and once received 2 1/2 million pieces in two weeks

• Four-year-old May Pierstorff was mailed to her grandparents’ house because her parents didn’t want to pay the train fare