Runaway Fla. cat found 2,000 miles away in Colo.

[December 23, 2011]  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- An orange striped tabby cat that ran away from its home in Florida has been found -- more than 2,000 miles away on a snowy street in Colorado.

The Naples Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/sBPoVY) that Daniel Johns adopted the kitty in Florida in June and named him Waylon. The feline escaped through a hole in a dryer vent and Johns thought he'd lost Waylon forever.

It's unclear how the cat made his way to Colorado. A good Samaritan found Waylon on a snowy street Wednesday and brought it to the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, Colo. Workers at the shelter discovered that Waylon had a microchip -- and that his registered owner was in Florida.

Johns says he's working to bring Waylon back to Florida.

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Information from: Naples Daily News, http://www.naplesnews.com/

[Associated Press]

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