Lounge LBN --- Cat Survives 30 - Day Trip in Shipping Box

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Shipped-Cat.html

April 15, 2004
Cat Survives 30 - Day Trip in Shipping Box
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 7:39 a.m. ET

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A business owner opening a shipment of 400 bird cages sent from China got an additional order he didn't expect -- a severely undernourished cat.

The female cat, named China by animal service staff members, tips the scale at just over 3 pounds after being trapped in the container for the nearly monthlong trip.

Norman Goldberg, owner of Quality Discount Cages, said he discovered the cat Friday when he received the shipment at his warehouse. Several cardboard boxes holding cages had been chewed up.

``I opened it up, and out jumped the cat,'' he said.
..more at AP

[nuxvomica]

1. She knew what birdcages are for and was just following a dream

But I must acknowledge your Condi quote. That was my first laugh this morning. :-)

[Robb]

2. Journalistically-speaking, there seem to be so many

...stories of cats surviving things, I must assume the majority of cats just don't survive things -- otherwise, what with the "man bites dog" rules, this wouldn't be news.

So maybe the sheer number of cats who aren't surviving things could be the news itself?!? :scared: