Cat survives unintended 600-mile journey, living up to its 9 lives

A BELOVED PET ALL BECAUSE OF A AMAZON RETURN THAT ONE COUPLE WILL NEVER FORGET. HERE'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER. >> COME ON. >> Reporter: IF EVERY CAT HAS NINE LIVES, LITTLE GALINA SURELY RELIED ON EVERY SINGLE ONE. >> SHE LOVES TO PLAY IN BOXES. >> Reporter: BUT NEARLY THREE WEEKS AGO GALINA FOUND HERSELF IN A RATHER HAIRY SITUATION. WHEN SHE DECIDED TO TAKE REFUGE HERE. THE VERY BOX HER PARENTS, UTAH COUPLE MATT AND CARRIE CLARK, WERE USING TO RETURN A FEW ITEMS TO AMAZON. THEY TAPED THE BOX SHUT AND TOOK IT BACK. ALL BEFORE REALIZING GALINA WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. >> SHE JUST MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. WE PUT TONS OF FLYERS UP. WE CONTACTED FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO HELP US SEARCH. >> Reporter: TURNS OUT GALINA'S GREAT ADVENTURE TOOK HER MUCH FARTHER FROM HOME. TUCKED IN HER BOX, SHE MADE THE MORE THAN 600-MILE JOURNEY FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TO RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, WHERE SHE THEN SPENT SIX DAYS IN AN AMAZON PACKAGING FACILITY, UNBEKNOWNST TO ANYONE. NO FOOD, NO WATER. ALL THE MAKINGS OF A CATASTROPHIC SHIPPING BLUNDER. IF NOT FOR AMAZON EMPLOYEE BRANDY HUNTER. A SELF-PROCLAIMED CAT LADY. SHE TRACKED DOWN THE CLARKS, THANKS TO GALINA'S MICROCHIP, THEN TREATED HER NEW FELINE FRIEND TO A LITTLE TLC AND A TRIP TO THE VET. WHERE SHE WAS REUNITED WITH A VERY RELIEVED PAIR OF CAT PARENTS. >> HI.

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Length: 1min 38sec (98 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 30 2024