Cat looking for owner after taking 90-mile coach trip to Newcastle
The feline has been named Wendall by charity staff
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Your support makes all the difference.A ginger cat is looking for a way back home after travelling 90 miles to Newcastle City Centre.
Charity staff say the feline – which they named Wendall after the German word for Traveller – had jumped aboard a coach travelling from Pickering, North Yorkshire.
He is currently being looked after by Cats Protection after being found stowed away on the single-decker vehicle when it stopped in Tyneside.
A spokeswoman said it was not known when he got on board the coach, which was undergoing maintenance work and not being used by the public.
The charity is asking for the owner of the pet, which did not have a microchip, to get in touch.
“We are appealing far and wide in the hope that Wendall’s original owners see this plea and come forward,” said Catherine Hubbard, Deputy Manager at the homing centre in Leeds.
“If we haven’t heard from them by Thursday 29 March, we will be looking to rehome Wendall, so we really do urge anyone who recognises him to get in touch.
“As he was not microchipped, we have no way of tracing his owners.
“His fur was slightly matted when he came into care but he welcomed a brush with open paws.
“He has such a lovely temperament and is so sweet natured, which makes us think he must have a loving owner out there somewhere wondering where he is.”
Anyone who recognises the animal, is asked to phone 03000 121 505 by 29 March, after which he will be put up for rehoming.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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