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



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