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Lost cat Rayne Beau finally returns home after 800-mile adventure from Yellowstone National Park

While Donald Trump invents delusional stories about house cats being eaten in Springfield, Ohio, the feline hero of the day is Rayne Beau – who was separated from his owners for two months while on vacation in Yellowstone National Park and then embarked on a miraculous 800-mile cross-country odyssey to get back home to California.

Owners Benny and Susanne Angiano were on a camping trip in Yellowstone with their beloved pet in June when Rayne Beau, apparently frightened by something, ran into the trees and could not be found.

The couple tried to lure the Siamese back with treats and his favorite toy, hoping that he would eventually come back. But to no avail.

“We had to leave without him,” Susanne told her television station KSBW. “That was the worst day because I felt like I was letting him down.”

Days turned into weeks. The couple had come to terms with never seeing the animal again.

But as it turned out, Rayne Beau still had a life or two left.

Eventually he was found, 800 miles from Yellowstone in the town of Roseville, California. A woman found him on the street and turned him over to the local animal control organization. His owners, who were tracked down by volunteers, had implanted a microchip in him.

Rayne Beau weighed between 7 and 8 pounds, according to Susanne, which was less than his original weight of 13 pounds. The incredible odyssey has left him tired, his owners say, and he is recovering from his incredible adventure with treats and plenty of sleep.

“He was completely exhausted,” said Susanne. “He probably didn't have much strength left to go on.”

According to NBC News, the Rayne family has now equipped Beau with a global tracker to ensure he does not disappear again.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, an estimated 10 million dogs and cats are lost or stolen in the United States each year. Only one in 50 cats in shelters is returned to their owners, but with a microchip, nearly two in five are reunited with their families.

By Vanessa

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