Cat Travels 12 Miles to See His Left Behind Family

The cat’s family sent Toby away to a new home in February.

He was being forced to leave his family, but he had no idea why, and he was sorely missing them.

So he made the decision to flee. He finally made it to his former family’s door after a 12-mile trek. But when he returned, he was treated in the worst possible way.

“They took him to a shelter and asked them to euthanize him,” Tara Lynn, communications director for the SPCA of Wake County, told The Dodo. “It was just so heartbreaking to know he made it all the way back to his family, and that was their response.”

The public shelter refused to put Toby down, and instead contacted the SPCA, which took him in right away. The SPCA started giving him the medical care he needed to get him ready to find a new home.

He had an upper respiratory infection and had tested positive for feline immunodeficiency virus, according to Lynn. “After some time, we managed to treat him for the illness.”

Toby soon warmed up to the shelter personnel despite the fact that he was separated from his family.

Lynn remarked, “He was really kind. “Just your average nice cat; they want to give and receive affection.”