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Patsy Murphy, who runs an animal refuge center in Westbrook,
Maine, said the kitten, named Spice, was brought to her shelter
on Nov. 11 by a man who found the feline in a duffel bag while
unloading furniture at a local Catholic charity.
"This is a very odd story, we wish she could tell us what
happened," Murphy said of the kitten, which was found inside the
bag with food and kitty litter.
Murphy said Maine resident Bob Watterson brought the kitten home
on Nov. 5, and cared for it for six days before he turned it
over to the animal refuge, which found a microchip in the cat
that could identify it.
Murphy was shocked when the cat was traced back to New Mexico,
and it remained unknown exactly how the cat made its way to
Maine.
"We immediately contacted the owner to begin working on
returning her the kitten," Murphy said, adding that a Maine
businessman offered to pay the cat's transportation cost home.
She said the cat would be sent home after it is treated for a
respiratory infection, likely in about a week's time.
"I'm thankful the kitten is going home to her owner and how so
many people pulled together to make this happen," Watterson
said.
(Reporting by Joseph J. Kolb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and
Eric Beech)
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