Golden Cat

**fennywest** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 8:24 pm

I appeal to the International Olympic committee to give me a gold medal for my record breaking feat.

Some short-sighted people are saying I'm an economic migrant without a passport or visa and should be deported back to Turkey immediately or arrested and imprisoned. Nothing can be further from the truth. I came on an Olympic gold medal quest and I think I made it. The six months quarantine suggested is equivalent to a prison sentence. Is this fair?

A runaway tabby cat has survived a 2,000-mile journey from Turkey to Kent hidden in a lorry.
The six-week-old kitten used one of her nine lives to survive the gruelling road journey which began in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
The tabby, named Yonda, was only discovered nine days later when workers from logistics company Davies Turner emptied the delivery trailer at a depot in Dartford.
Another cat was also found on board, but was seriously ill and died.
Yonda has now been sent to the Animal Inn near Deal, Kent, where she will spend six months in quarantine.
Cats Protection, in Croydon, south London, plans to rehouse the feline and has launched an appeal for funds to pay for her quarantine costs.
Heather McCann, of Cats Protection, said: "Yonda has had quite a journey.
"She was apparently very timid and frightened at first, but thanks to the vigilance and kindness of everyone at Davies Turner, she is now doing well in the comfort of the Animal Inn.
"We can only imagine she jumped into the trailer to find somewhere warm to sleep. I'm sure she never expected to wake up in England.
"We're now appealing to the public for funds to help pay the remainder of Yonda's quarantine fees and the costs involved in looking after her while we seek to find her a loving new home."
Davies Turner staff members have contributed more than £230 and Ekol, the Turkish company which owns the trailer, have given £385 towards the cat's care.

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