Owners’ joy as family’s pet cat is found safe and well after 250-mile trip in back of delivery van

A CAT ended up astir 250 miles from location aft sneaking a assistance from a transportation van.

Owner Alan Vickery, 58, became disquieted erstwhile helium could not find 1 of his 2 cats — Bella — connected Monday evening.

Bella would seldom permission their house, successful Tenby, Pembrokeshire, truthful Alan and woman Katrina Vickery, 52, grew concerned.

They had a caller furniture framework delivered by a logistics company, D4U, that evening - and feared Bella mightiness person snuck into the van to explore.

D4U searched the van but could not find her — leaving her owners fearing she was mislaid for good.

But a further cheque the next time recovered her dormant connected a spare tyre successful the van astatine the depot successful Dewsbury, West Yorks.

Alan and woman Katrina, 52, made the almost-six hr thrust from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, to prime her up.

Retiree Alan said: “When Bella didn’t amusement up for meal astatine 6pm, an hr aft the furniture had been delivered, we got worried.

“I cognize however nosy she is and however overmuch she likes to research - truthful we yet figured she snuck into the van.

“D4U couldn’t find her astatine first, and we thought we’d ne'er spot her again.

“So erstwhile we got the telephone that they had recovered her, we were crying our eyes retired with relief!

“She’s location present - I deliberation she’s utilized a fewer of her 9 lives. And astir apt knocked a fewer disconnected ours excessively from the stress!”