Vanishing cat makes his way home

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Vanishing cat makes his way home
Published Date: 13 August 2010
By Martin Slack

AN adventurous cat which has repeatedly vanished from his family home for years at a time has reappeared – but his owners don't know how long he plans to stay.

Jack, who is 10 years old, has previously gone missing for three years and a year and a half.

By the time he found his way back, his owners Philip and Angela Crossland had moved house, but they were reunited after a neighbour spotted Jack outside his old home.

They tried to settle him in to their new home in Cawthorne, near Barnsley, but the black cat did another disappearing act and is now back home after another three years on the road.

Mr Crossland, a 50-year-old lorry driver, said: "He just can't stay with us, maybe he gets bored. He just gets the wanderlust and off he goes. We love him and he is well cared for but he is obviously very independent.

"We have no idea where he goes but it would be nice to know. The daft thing is he could be leading a double life and there could now be someone who is missing a cat they think is theirs.

"We never thought we would see him again after three years. it is the longest he has been away and we couldn't believe it when he turned up on the doorstep.

"He seems quite happy, he sits on my knee and he purrs. We are hoping this time, because he is getting older, he might stay."

Adventurous cat back home after three months

A cat that fled across a motorway then disappeared for more than three months was reunited with his owners yesterday.

Alfie’s return has delighted Sylvia and Jon Callister.

‘I couldn’t believe it when we got the phone call from the RSPCA to say he was safe,’ said Mr Callister.

The British couple were driving back to their home in Spain in April when Alfie fled across the M1 during a stop in Toddington, Bedfordshire.

He was spotted in the area last week and a microchip helped revealed his identity.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/834461-adventurous-cat-back-home-after-three-months

Cat 'survives trip in police car bumper'

Monday, April 26 2010, 12:05 BST
By Mayer Nissim, Entertainment Reporter

A four-week old kitten reportedly survived a two-hour journey in a police car's engine bay after getting caught in its bumper cavity.

The incident happened in Cartwright, south-west Sydney, when senior constable Tex Tannous narrowly avoided hitting the feline and assumed that it had run off, says ABC News.

When he later stopped to set up a breath test station for drivers, he heard the sound of purring coming from his engine.

Tannous said: "It decided to climb up underneath the car into the engine bay and I couldn't locate it, so I'm walking around trying to find it, I could hear it but couldn't find the little sucker.

"One of the other guys from our office come past and I yelled out to him, I said 'I've got a bit of a problem, I've got a cat in the engine bay'. And he sort of looked at me a bit funny."

Tannous claimed that his colleagues thought he was playing a practical joke but added that he turned off his engine to ensure that the cat did not overheat.

"The cars do get hot sitting there while we're conducting our duties and I didn't want to have a fried cat in the engine bay," he confirmed.

The officer then took the car to a mechanic who found the kitten, now nicknamed Cartwright, inside the vehicle's bumper cavity.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a216542/cat-survives-trip-in-police-car-bumper.html

Wayward NM cat has free flight home from Chicago

CHICAGO – No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he's set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business.

Charles disappeared about eight months ago while his owner was out of town and a friend was caring for him.

"Oh, I was crushed, and I found out while I was away volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and I was so upset because I was in New Orleans so there was nothing I could do," said Robin Alex, of Albuquerque. Then earlier this week, Alex received a call telling her Chicago Animal Care and Control had picked up her wandering cat as a stray. Staffers reached out to Alex after finding that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded between his shoulder blades, said the agency's executive director, Cherie Travis.

But Alex said she could not afford the round-trip ticket to Chicago to bring Charles home, so she was afraid he might be euthanized.

Enter fellow Albuquerque resident Lucien Sims. Sims said he has a tabby cat who strongly resembles Charles, and was moved when his mother sent him an online story about Alex and her pet. Most importantly, Sims was on his way to Chicago on Thursday for a wedding, so he said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico.

Sims has made all the arrangements for Charles' return, including getting a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines to waive the cat's travel fee. Travis said Charles is definitely ready for his next adventure.
"He's in good condition," she said. "He needs a good brushing. He's got a little bit of a cold — a little bit of an upper respiratory infection — but otherwise he's in great condition."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100417/ap_on_re_us/us_wandering_cat

The incredible journey: How Baltic the mongrel drifted 20 miles out to sea on river ice and survived

By Matthew Taylor
Last updated at 8:32 AM on 28th January 2010

A dog was rescued from an iceberg floating 18 miles from land in the Baltic Sea.
Sailors plucked the animal to safety after it got trapped on ice on Poland's Vistula river and drifted for more than 70 miles.

Rescuer Adam Buczynski said: 'He didn't even squeal. There was just fear in his big eyes.'

It’s thought Baltic’s problems began when he got trapped on ice on the Vistula River near Torun on Friday.

A day later he was spotted in Grudziadz, 40 miles upstream, where fireman tried to reach the German shepherd-type mongrel.

But thick ice made it too risky to launch a rescue craft despite Baltic floating just a few yards from the river bank.

Another bid to save the stranded mutt was made at Kwidzyn, 22 miles further on towards Poland’s coast.

After sightings dried up it was assumed the dog had perished.

But incredibly Baltic had travelled a further 50 miles to the river mouth before heading out to the ocean where finally his luck turned when scientists on a research boat spotted something odd moving amid the broken ice.

Natalia Drgas, of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, said: 'One of the sailors thought they had seen another seal but then he noticed it had legs, ears and a tail.'

However the men onboard the Baltica soon found saving the stranded dog was by no means plain sailing.

First they tried to catch the dog in a net on a pole but when that failed they had to drop a pontoon with crewmen.

Seaman Adam Buczynski said: 'We tried to sail as close as possible but as we approached the boat pushed the ice and the dog was sliding off.

'The dog didn’t even yelp but you could see the fear in his eyes.'

With darkness falling and time running out Baltic was finally hauled on board in sub zero temperatures late on Monday.

Captain Jan Jachim said if his ship had passed that way a few moments later the dog would never have been spotted amid the gloom.

He said: 'We were just at the right place at the right time.'

And he added that few boats chart those waters at that time of year.

'Baltic was drifting with the current further and further out to the open sea. He would have gone further if we hadn’t seen him.'

But Captain Jachim may not have seen the last of the Baltic, the salty seadog. If no-one claims him, the lucky hound will be adopted as the ship's mascot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1246539/Baltic-mongrel-lucky-escape-drifting-20-miles-sea-ice-floes.html#ixzz0eHLKQ3yo
(Submitted by Sally Tully-Figueroa)

Kitten's 120 mile wheel well adventure

A 3-month-old kitten from Washington state went on an unexpected adventure - after hitching a lift for 120 miles in the rather chilly wheel well of a man's SUV.

Tom Phillips - 14th December, 2009

Marc Lichty says left Olympia, Washington, after finishing a day of work Wednesday. He heard meowing when he stopped at a rest stop along the way home but couldn't see a cat, KPTV-TV reported.

When he reached his home in Tualatin, Oregon, he heard the meowing again and grabbed a flashlight. Finally, he was able to locate the wayward feline - although, he said, 'the cat was up underneath in the spare tire spot.'

His daughter Jenna helped coax the passenger out with a bit of salmon.

Lichty says he can't imagine making that trip at 70 mph in the sub-zero temperatures the area has been experiencing.

The family called Olympia businesses in the area where he was working Wednesday but didn't find the kitten's owner. The animal had no collar or microchip to identify its former owners; as a result, the Lichtys say they'll keep the kitten.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/806068-kittens-120-mile-wheel-well-adventure

Kitten's 120 mile wheel well adventure

A 3-month-old kitten from Washington state went on an unexpected adventure - after hitching a lift for 120 miles in the rather chilly wheel well of a man's SUV.

Tom Phillips - 14th December, 2009

Marc Lichty says left Olympia, Washington, after finishing a day of work Wednesday. He heard meowing when he stopped at a rest stop along the way home but couldn't see a cat, KPTV-TV reported.

When he reached his home in Tualatin, Oregon, he heard the meowing again and grabbed a flashlight. Finally, he was able to locate the wayward feline - although, he said, 'the cat was up underneath in the spare tire spot.'

His daughter Jenna helped coax the passenger out with a bit of salmon.

Lichty says he can't imagine making that trip at 70 mph in the sub-zero temperatures the area has been experiencing.

The family called Olympia businesses in the area where he was working Wednesday but didn't find the kitten's owner. The animal had no collar or microchip to identify its former owners; as a result, the Lichtys say they'll keep the kitten.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/806068-kittens-120-mile-wheel-well-adventure

Stowaway cat Pharaoh survives two-week voyage to Britain from Egypt

Pharoah the cat has survived after stowing away in a container on a merchant ship that arrived at the British port of Felixstowe after a 3,000 mile journey from Egypt.

Published: 2:50PM GMT 21 Nov 2009

The hungry animal was found in a container after two weeks on board the MV Maersk Batam which travelled from the Port Said in Egypt to the Suffolk port.

John Biscoe, of GMA Freight, said: "We opened this container that had just arrived from Egypt to ensure that it was all in order and I was with the forklift operator and became aware there was something in there.

"It was a container with wire coils and I said there was a cat in there.

"The other chap wondered if it was a lion or something but then this little thing jumped out and started rubbing around my legs."

Two RSPCA officers collected Pharaoh and he is now being looked after a quarantine cattery near Colchester, Essex.

"He was very scrawny and we gave him a bowl of water and one of my colleagues gave him his sandwich ~ he ate the meat very quickly," said Mr Biscoe.

"He must have been someone's pet in Egypt – he was very happy to see us."

Pharaoh will be kept at the cattery for five and a half months because of rabies quarantine regulations.

A Suffolk County Council spokeswoman said it had been "touch and go" for the cat when it was found two weeks ago.

She said: "He was not in a very good state and at first it was thought he might not survive.

"He has been taken to a quarantine centre at Colchester, checked for rabies and other problems, fed and been looked after and now looks much better.

"Pharaoh will have to stay in quarantine and then it will be re-homed here."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6621708/Stowaway-cat-Pharaoh-survives-two-week-voyage-to-Britain-from-Egypt.html

Stowaway cat Pharaoh survives two-week voyage to Britain from Egypt

Pharoah the cat has survived after stowing away in a container on a merchant ship that arrived at the British port of Felixstowe after a 3,000 mile journey from Egypt.

Published: 2:50PM GMT 21 Nov 2009

The hungry animal was found in a container after two weeks on board the MV Maersk Batam which travelled from the Port Said in Egypt to the Suffolk port.

John Biscoe, of GMA Freight, said: "We opened this container that had just arrived from Egypt to ensure that it was all in order and I was with the forklift operator and became aware there was something in there.

"It was a container with wire coils and I said there was a cat in there.

"The other chap wondered if it was a lion or something but then this little thing jumped out and started rubbing around my legs."

Two RSPCA officers collected Pharaoh and he is now being looked after a quarantine cattery near Colchester, Essex.

"He was very scrawny and we gave him a bowl of water and one of my colleagues gave him his sandwich ~ he ate the meat very quickly," said Mr Biscoe.

"He must have been someone's pet in Egypt – he was very happy to see us."

Pharaoh will be kept at the cattery for five and a half months because of rabies quarantine regulations.

A Suffolk County Council spokeswoman said it had been "touch and go" for the cat when it was found two weeks ago.

She said: "He was not in a very good state and at first it was thought he might not survive.

"He has been taken to a quarantine centre at Colchester, checked for rabies and other problems, fed and been looked after and now looks much better.

"Pharaoh will have to stay in quarantine and then it will be re-homed here."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6621708/Stowaway-cat-Pharaoh-survives-two-week-voyage-to-Britain-from-Egypt.html

Lost cat travels 300 miles on coach

RIGHT: Geoffrey travelled from his Isle of Wight home to the Yorkshire resort of Whitby. Photo: ROSS PARRY

03 Oct 2009

An intrepid cat called Geoffrey travelled over 300 miles in the luggage compartment of a coach from his Isle of Wight home to the Yorkshire resort of Whitby before being found.

By Alastair Jamieson
Published: 11:00PM BST 03 Oct 2009

The fifteen-month-old bengal has been known to go off for a night or two but when he disappeared for three weeks his owners thought they may never see him again – until he turned up in North Yorkshire.

Cat lovers Cindy and Tim Whitbread could not believe it when they got a telephone call on Monday to say their pet was alive and well despite his ten-hour journey by road.

Nurse Cindy, who has had Geoffrey from being a kitten, said: "Geoffrey cannot even stand being in the car for two minutes, if he has to go to the vet he starts wailing when the car starts moving. I can't believe he's travelled that far. He must have been beside himself.

"I'm surprised nobody heard him."

The only explanation for Geoffrey's jaunt is that he must have hopped into the luggage compartment of one of the many coaches that pull up at nearby hotels and B&Bs in the tourist destination.

He has then made an hour long journey to get to the ferry port, travelled for an hour over the English Channel and then headed up on the slow coach ride to the North of England.

Mum-of-two Cindy said: "All-in-all he must have been travelling for about 10 hours – it's 326 miles. At least he went somewhere lovely. It has made it a whole lot nicer to come and pick him up.

"On the day he disappeared he had his breakfast and then wondered off as usual, he often goes to the local café because they give him titbits to eat.

"We feared the worst because he doesn't even have a collar – he likes climbing trees and are scared he might end up choking himself. Thank God he was chipped."

The 36-year-old picked Geoffrey up from the vet on Friday along with her husband, Tim, 50, who is in the RAF.

The vet had given Geoffrey an sedative so his journey home would be a bit more restful.

Delighted Cindy said: "He looks a little bit thinner, but he looks OK. We are so pleased to have him back."

Geoffrey was found in a field in Whitby a week ago by 10-year-old Zac Archibald who took the cat home to his mum Chris, 49, and together they nursed him back to health.

Chris said: "We put posters up and asked around the village in the hope of finding his owners. After a couple of days we took him to the vet to see if he was chipped.

"I thought I was hearing things when they scanned him and found out he was from the Isle of Wight."

Cindy said: "We are so grateful to the family who found him, they did a great job of looking after him for us.

"He was so happy to see us, and he looks really well. I can't wait to get him home because our kids, Simon, 17, and Peter, 12, have missed him so much."

RSPCA spokesperson Sophie Corless said: "Microchipping is recommended as an effective way of linking pets to owners, and increasing the chances of them being reunited if lost, stolen or they stray.

"Once you have had your pet microchipped you should register your details and keep them up to date."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6258159/Lost-cat-travels-300-miles-on-coach.html

Lost cat travels 300 miles on coach

RIGHT: Geoffrey travelled from his Isle of Wight home to the Yorkshire resort of Whitby. Photo: ROSS PARRY

03 Oct 2009

An intrepid cat called Geoffrey travelled over 300 miles in the luggage compartment of a coach from his Isle of Wight home to the Yorkshire resort of Whitby before being found.

By Alastair Jamieson
Published: 11:00PM BST 03 Oct 2009

The fifteen-month-old bengal has been known to go off for a night or two but when he disappeared for three weeks his owners thought they may never see him again – until he turned up in North Yorkshire.

Cat lovers Cindy and Tim Whitbread could not believe it when they got a telephone call on Monday to say their pet was alive and well despite his ten-hour journey by road.

Nurse Cindy, who has had Geoffrey from being a kitten, said: "Geoffrey cannot even stand being in the car for two minutes, if he has to go to the vet he starts wailing when the car starts moving. I can't believe he's travelled that far. He must have been beside himself.

"I'm surprised nobody heard him."

The only explanation for Geoffrey's jaunt is that he must have hopped into the luggage compartment of one of the many coaches that pull up at nearby hotels and B&Bs in the tourist destination.

He has then made an hour long journey to get to the ferry port, travelled for an hour over the English Channel and then headed up on the slow coach ride to the North of England.

Mum-of-two Cindy said: "All-in-all he must have been travelling for about 10 hours – it's 326 miles. At least he went somewhere lovely. It has made it a whole lot nicer to come and pick him up.

"On the day he disappeared he had his breakfast and then wondered off as usual, he often goes to the local café because they give him titbits to eat.

"We feared the worst because he doesn't even have a collar – he likes climbing trees and are scared he might end up choking himself. Thank God he was chipped."

The 36-year-old picked Geoffrey up from the vet on Friday along with her husband, Tim, 50, who is in the RAF.

The vet had given Geoffrey an sedative so his journey home would be a bit more restful.

Delighted Cindy said: "He looks a little bit thinner, but he looks OK. We are so pleased to have him back."

Geoffrey was found in a field in Whitby a week ago by 10-year-old Zac Archibald who took the cat home to his mum Chris, 49, and together they nursed him back to health.

Chris said: "We put posters up and asked around the village in the hope of finding his owners. After a couple of days we took him to the vet to see if he was chipped.

"I thought I was hearing things when they scanned him and found out he was from the Isle of Wight."

Cindy said: "We are so grateful to the family who found him, they did a great job of looking after him for us.

"He was so happy to see us, and he looks really well. I can't wait to get him home because our kids, Simon, 17, and Peter, 12, have missed him so much."

RSPCA spokesperson Sophie Corless said: "Microchipping is recommended as an effective way of linking pets to owners, and increasing the chances of them being reunited if lost, stolen or they stray.

"Once you have had your pet microchipped you should register your details and keep them up to date."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6258159/Lost-cat-travels-300-miles-on-coach.html

Lost cat turns up 500 miles away

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

A missing cat has been found almost 500 miles away from his Scottish home, more than a year after he went missing.

Sampson was handed in to a vet centre in Plymouth, Devon, on Sunday - 478 miles away from Penicuik in Midlothian.

The cat, who had been thought to be a stray in Plymouth, was identified by a micro-chip, and will now be reunited with owner Linda Jansen.

Ms Jansen said: "Forget the Proclaimers, my cat really did walk 500 miles."

She said: "I have no idea how he travelled so far. He may have been trying to get home but was walking in the wrong direction."

Ms Jansen and her two daughters Kirsten, 12, and Lauren, 16, first rescued Sampson from a cat sanctuary in the Borders.

She said: "A lot of people knew him. He was such a character and really was the man of the house, it was so strange when he went missing and we couldn't find him."

She had given up hope of seeing her the cat again and even crossed his name off at his vet.

Then on Sunday she received a call from the Woodlands Veterinary Surgery in the Devon town.

'Shock and elation'

She said: "I couldn't sleep at all after I got the call. I had given up on seeing him again. The odd thing is that he is a very bad traveller, he always gets car sick when he travels so I can't imagine him lasting on a long road trip like that."

Because of the distances involved Ms Jansen was unsure how to bring Sampson home and approached Edinburgh-based Eagle Couriers to find out about shipping charges.

After hearing the full story the firm then offered to transport the cat for free.

Director Fiona Deas said: "His is one of the most amazing pet stories I have ever heard. I don't suppose we'll ever find out how the animal ended up on the south coast of England, but we can make sure it gets home safely.

"As an animal lover myself I can't even begin to imagine the kind of shock and elation the owner must be feeling at the moment."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8256756.stm

Lost cat turns up 500 miles away

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

A missing cat has been found almost 500 miles away from his Scottish home, more than a year after he went missing.

Sampson was handed in to a vet centre in Plymouth, Devon, on Sunday - 478 miles away from Penicuik in Midlothian.

The cat, who had been thought to be a stray in Plymouth, was identified by a micro-chip, and will now be reunited with owner Linda Jansen.

Ms Jansen said: "Forget the Proclaimers, my cat really did walk 500 miles."

She said: "I have no idea how he travelled so far. He may have been trying to get home but was walking in the wrong direction."

Ms Jansen and her two daughters Kirsten, 12, and Lauren, 16, first rescued Sampson from a cat sanctuary in the Borders.

She said: "A lot of people knew him. He was such a character and really was the man of the house, it was so strange when he went missing and we couldn't find him."

She had given up hope of seeing her the cat again and even crossed his name off at his vet.

Then on Sunday she received a call from the Woodlands Veterinary Surgery in the Devon town.

'Shock and elation'

She said: "I couldn't sleep at all after I got the call. I had given up on seeing him again. The odd thing is that he is a very bad traveller, he always gets car sick when he travels so I can't imagine him lasting on a long road trip like that."

Because of the distances involved Ms Jansen was unsure how to bring Sampson home and approached Edinburgh-based Eagle Couriers to find out about shipping charges.

After hearing the full story the firm then offered to transport the cat for free.

Director Fiona Deas said: "His is one of the most amazing pet stories I have ever heard. I don't suppose we'll ever find out how the animal ended up on the south coast of England, but we can make sure it gets home safely.

"As an animal lover myself I can't even begin to imagine the kind of shock and elation the owner must be feeling at the moment."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8256756.stm

Cat reunited with family, 3,800km later

Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:02pm AEST

A pet cat which went missing in Tasmania and turned up in outback Queensland has been reunited with its owners in the Derwent Valley.

The long-haired Himalayan named Clyde disappeared from home when he was just 12-months-old.

He was eventually found in Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, 3,800 kilometres away.

Earlier this year, Clyde walked into the local hospital and followed a nurse home.

The woman contacted Clyde's owners after a vet found the cat was microchipped.

Owners Katrina Phillips and her daughter Ashley Sullivan are convinced Clyde was stolen and say they are still in shock that he has been found.

Ms Phillips says the family will be keeping a a close eye on the wanderer.

"We'll get that cattery up as quickly as what we can so he's safe at home," she said.

"I really expected him to be quite frantic when we got him out, I really expected to have a cat that didn't want to be held up and needing its space.

"And for him to be so relaxed and calm, I'm positive he remembers."

They plan to keep Clyde indoors for a few days before reintroducing him to their other animals - four cats, a dog, a cockatoo and 40 horses.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2687558.htm

Cat reunited with family, 3,800km later

Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:02pm AEST

A pet cat which went missing in Tasmania and turned up in outback Queensland has been reunited with its owners in the Derwent Valley.

The long-haired Himalayan named Clyde disappeared from home when he was just 12-months-old.

He was eventually found in Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, 3,800 kilometres away.

Earlier this year, Clyde walked into the local hospital and followed a nurse home.

The woman contacted Clyde's owners after a vet found the cat was microchipped.

Owners Katrina Phillips and her daughter Ashley Sullivan are convinced Clyde was stolen and say they are still in shock that he has been found.

Ms Phillips says the family will be keeping a a close eye on the wanderer.

"We'll get that cattery up as quickly as what we can so he's safe at home," she said.

"I really expected him to be quite frantic when we got him out, I really expected to have a cat that didn't want to be held up and needing its space.

"And for him to be so relaxed and calm, I'm positive he remembers."

They plan to keep Clyde indoors for a few days before reintroducing him to their other animals - four cats, a dog, a cockatoo and 40 horses.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2687558.htm

Castaway dog 'hunted goats' on island

A family dog has reportedly survived more than four months living off goats on a northern Queensland island.

Sophie Tucker, a cattle dog belonging to the Griffith family, was presumed dead after falling from their boat off the coast of Mackay in November.

But the Courier Mail reports the dog swam over 9km to St Bees Island on the southern end of the Whitsundays, where she was spotted by several locals.

Friends of the family suggested the dog — who island rangers thought was wild — might be their pet.

After it was captured last week, the Griffith family met the rangers' boat as it returned to the mainland and were amazed to find it was indeed Sophie inside the cage.

"We called the dog and she started whimpering and banging the cage … they let her out and she just about flattened us,'' Jan Griffith was reported as saying.

"She wriggled around like a mad thing.''

Mrs Griffith said some locals believed the dog was regularly swimming back and forth several hundred metres between St Bees and Keswick Island to hunt.

"She had looked really poor [on the island], the story was, and then all of a sudden she started to look good and it was when the rangers had found baby goat carcasses,'' she said.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/798212/castaway-dog-hunted-goats-on-island