A tiny kitten who vanished after a deadly interstate crash has been found alive and well, ending a month of desperate searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s Happening:<\/strong> Strawberry Shortcake, one of two kittens missing since an Oct. 13 crash on I-85 that killed multiple people, walked into a trap set by Furkids rescue volunteers Thursday. A woman living about a mile from the crash site called after the small cat showed up at her home two days earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What’s Important:<\/strong> The kitten’s microchip confirmed her identity at Veterinary Emergency Group. She lost 20% of her body weight but is otherwise healthy and will return to her foster family to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between the Lines:<\/strong> Strawberry Shortcake was one of 37 cats being transported to a Vermont shelter when the multi-car accident happened. The crash destroyed the transport van and sent frightened cats fleeing into the surrounding area. Thirty-five cats were recovered in the days after the crash, but Strawberry Shortcake and another kitten named Birch remained missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catch Up Quick:<\/strong> Furkids volunteers spent a month setting traps, reviewing trail camera footage, and talking with community members. The rescue organization called it “a month of searching day and night” with no sightings until this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What’s Next:<\/strong> Birch, the second missing kitten, is still unaccounted for. Anyone who spots the cat should call Furkids immediately at 706-265-5637.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sources:<\/strong> Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A tiny kitten who vanished after a deadly interstate crash has been found alive and well, ending a month of desperate searching. What’s Happening: Strawberry Shortcake, one of two kittens missing since an Oct. 13 crash on I-85 that killed multiple people, walked into a trap set by Furkids rescue volunteers Thursday. A woman living […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":235947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[19620],"class_list":["post-235946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-furkids","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=235946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=235946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}