The cat who was just lucky

It walked 200 miles and found his home

An abandoned or lost cat peers out from its cage in a Cedar Rapids animal shelter.
(Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Who doesn't like a good cat story?

A few months ago, during a vacation to Daytona, Florida, Holly the cat slipped away from her owners. In despair, Jacob and Bonnie Richter searched. They returned home sans kitty, assuming they'd never see their pet again. Two months later, an emaciated Holly turned up in a field about a half mile away from her home, 190 miles to the south, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Marc Ambinder

Marc Ambinder is TheWeek.com's editor-at-large. He is the author, with D.B. Grady, of The Command and Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry. Marc is also a contributing editor for The Atlantic and GQ. Formerly, he served as White House correspondent for National Journal, chief political consultant for CBS News, and politics editor at The Atlantic. Marc is a 2001 graduate of Harvard. He is married to Michael Park, a corporate strategy consultant, and lives in Los Angeles.