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Tinsel: Cat found in car engine reunited with owner | Tinsel: Cat found in car engine reunited with owner |
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A cat which was driven from Birmingham to London trapped in a car engine has been reunited with her owner. | A cat which was driven from Birmingham to London trapped in a car engine has been reunited with her owner. |
The tortoiseshell feline, nicknamed Tinsel, was found on Christmas Day. | The tortoiseshell feline, nicknamed Tinsel, was found on Christmas Day. |
The Celia Hammond Animal Trust previously announced its plans to rehome Tinsel after "giving up hope" finding her owner. | The Celia Hammond Animal Trust previously announced its plans to rehome Tinsel after "giving up hope" finding her owner. |
But the trust received a call from a woman who said Tinsel was "definitely her cat" and has taken her back to Birmingham where they were reunited. | But the trust received a call from a woman who said Tinsel was "definitely her cat" and has taken her back to Birmingham where they were reunited. |
The appeal to trace Tinsel's owners was shared thousands of times online after she was found outside a block of flats in east London, about 130 miles (209km) away from where the car's journey started. | The appeal to trace Tinsel's owners was shared thousands of times online after she was found outside a block of flats in east London, about 130 miles (209km) away from where the car's journey started. |
People outside the flats took her in until she could be collected by the animal rescue charity. | People outside the flats took her in until she could be collected by the animal rescue charity. |
But they received little information from the driver about where in Birmingham he had come from, making the search for Tinsel's owner more difficult. | But they received little information from the driver about where in Birmingham he had come from, making the search for Tinsel's owner more difficult. |
The woman, who did not have access to social media, was not aware of her cat's discovery until she was told by a relative who had seen the campaign on social media. | The woman, who did not have access to social media, was not aware of her cat's discovery until she was told by a relative who had seen the campaign on social media. |
When the owner sent pictures of her missing cat, it was matched to Tinsel through her "distinctive" markings. | When the owner sent pictures of her missing cat, it was matched to Tinsel through her "distinctive" markings. |
In a Facebook post the trust said: "[The owner] was absolutely delighted that her cat was safe as she and her other two cats had been missing her. | In a Facebook post the trust said: "[The owner] was absolutely delighted that her cat was safe as she and her other two cats had been missing her. |
"She couldn't believe that her cat had ended up in London and had survived such a perilous journey." | "She couldn't believe that her cat had ended up in London and had survived such a perilous journey." |
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