Appeal to find owner of cat trapped in car engine and driven 130miles from Birmingham to London

The trust is searching for the owner of the cat
Celia Hammond Animal Trust
Ellena Cruse2 January 2020

An appeal has been launched to find a pet owner whose cat was trapped in a car engine and driven 130 miles between Birmingham and London on Christmas Day.

The Celia Hammond Animal Trust said a white and tortoiseshell feline was discovered after "miaowing" could be heard when the vehicle was parked in east London.

It said it was working under the assumption that the "sweet" animal was a pet who had hidden in the car before the driver went on the trip south.

As the cat had not been microchipped, the trust has "no idea" where the animal lives.

In a Facebook post, a spokesman for the Celia Hammond Animal Trust said: "When the bonnet was opened, this poor little tortie was found in the engine compartment.

"The driver would have been quite happy for the cat to have been released into the street in a different city, but fortunately the people outside the flats managed to grab her and rushed her into the nearby flat of one of the residents before she had a chance to bolt."

The trust is doing everything it can to find the cat's possible owner and is hoping someone will recognise the "distinctive" pattern on her face.

"We’re checking Lost sites in Birmingham in the hope that someone has posted her Missing," the spokesman added.

"Her markings are very distinctive, so obviously anyone thinking she’s theirs will have to supply photos identifying her."

The trust said they do not know which part of Birmingham the man came from but urged anyone with information about the cat in question to contact the Canning Town Celia Hammond branch on 020 7474 8811

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