A California family was surprised when their beloved cat Rayne Beau, who had vanished on a trip to Yellowstone National Park, somehow trekked around 800 miles back toward home before being found.
The couple, Susanne and Benny Anguiano, told KSBW in Salinas that they had taken their cats on previous trips, but that this time, something scared Rayne Beau and he ran off into the forest in early June.
The Anguianos spent their days searching for Rayne Beau but ultimately had to make the decision to return home without him.
“That was the hardest day because I felt like I was abandoning him,” Susanne Anguiano told the station.
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They didn’t realize that Rayne Beau may have already been heading home on his own. Two months after that June trip, a woman in Roseville, outside Sacramento, found Rayne Beau and took him to the local SPCA. The SPCA was able to get information from his microchip and contact the owners.
“This lady who found him and rescued him, she’s just an angel. She even said he looked like he was not going to make it much longer,” Susanne said.