Lost and Found: A Cat Is Reunited with Her Owners
2022-07-16
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1A family's cat has finally been recovered after three weeks of being on the run in Boston's Logan International Airport.
2The cat - named Rowdy - had been successfully avoiding airport workers, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet container.
3Rowdy was finally caught Wednesday.
4"Whether out of fatigue or hunger we'll never know, but this morning she finally let herself be caught," an airport spokesperson said.
5Rowdy is to be given a health examination and then returned to her family.
6"I'm kind of in disbelief," said her owner, Patty Sahli.
7"I thought, 'What are the odds we're actually going to get her back?' But I got a call this morning and I am just so shocked."
8Rowdy's time on the lam began June 24. Sahli and her husband, Rich, returned to the United States from 15 years in Germany with the Army.
9When their Lufthansa airlines flight landed, the 4-year-old black cat with green eyes escaped her cage. She was chasing some birds in the area.
10Soon Rowdy herself was on the object of a chase.
11Her escape set off a big search involving airport and Lufthansa workers. Construction workers, and animal welfare experts got involved as well.
12They used wildlife cameras and safe-release traps in an attempt to catch Rowdy.
13Many people saw Rowdy during her extended airport visit.
14But, the cat always escaped those who chased her.
15Now, with Rowdy safely contained, a little calm has been returned to the airport.
16"It was such a community effort," said Sahli, adding, "we're just so grateful to everyone who helped look for her."
17I'm Caty Weaver.
1A family's cat has finally been recovered after three weeks of being on the run in Boston's Logan International Airport. 2The cat - named Rowdy - had been successfully avoiding airport workers, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet container. 3Rowdy was finally caught Wednesday. 4"Whether out of fatigue or hunger we'll never know, but this morning she finally let herself be caught," an airport spokesperson said. 5Rowdy is to be given a health examination and then returned to her family. 6"I'm kind of in disbelief," said her owner, Patty Sahli. "I thought, 'What are the odds we're actually going to get her back?' But I got a call this morning and I am just so shocked." 7Rowdy's time on the lam began June 24. Sahli and her husband, Rich, returned to the United States from 15 years in Germany with the Army. When their Lufthansa airlines flight landed, the 4-year-old black cat with green eyes escaped her cage. She was chasing some birds in the area. 8Soon Rowdy herself was on the object of a chase. Her escape set off a big search involving airport and Lufthansa workers. Construction workers, and animal welfare experts got involved as well. They used wildlife cameras and safe-release traps in an attempt to catch Rowdy. 9Many people saw Rowdy during her extended airport visit. But, the cat always escaped those who chased her. 10Now, with Rowdy safely contained, a little calm has been returned to the airport. 11"It was such a community effort," said Sahli, adding, "we're just so grateful to everyone who helped look for her." 12I'm Caty Weaver. 13Mark Pratt reported this story for the Associated Press. Mario Ritter Jr. adapted it for VOA Learning English. 14_____________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16pet -n. an animal, such as a dog, cat, fish or bird, that is kept for enjoyment 17fatigue -n. a state of being very tired 18odds -n. (plural) the chance that one thing will happen instead of a different thing 19on the lam -expression trying to avoid being caught by police by moving around all the time 20construction -n. the process, art, or manner of building something 21welfare -n. the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group 22_____________________________________________________________________ 23Have you ever lost a pet? We want to hear your story. 24We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 25Write your comment in the box. 26Under the box, you can see four images for social media accounts. They are for Disqus, Facebook, Twitter and Google. 27Click on one image and a box appears. Enter the login for your social media account. Or you may create one on the Disqus system. It is the blue circle with "D" on it. It is free. 28Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.