{"id":204,"date":"2018-11-07T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2018-11-09T11:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T11:43:16","slug":"tiny-stowaways-from-cyprus-make-headlines-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/07\/tiny-stowaways-from-cyprus-make-headlines-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Stowaways from Cyprus make Headlines in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bejay Browne<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three tiny stowaway kittens from Cyprus have hit the headlines in the UK after they were discovered trapped inside a car and apparently survived a week-long journey without food or water.<\/p>\n

Neptune, Sinbad and Galene, as they have been named, were found inside a vehicle on board \u2018Eddystone\u2019, a military vessel, a week into a ten-day, 2,000-mile journey from Limassol to Southampton in the UK, according to a Just Giving page that has been set up by the UK Cats Protection charity to raise money for the trio.<\/p>\n

Cats Protection is the UK\u2019s leading feline welfare charity and they help around 200,000 cats and kittens every year.<\/p>\n

The lucky felines were discovered by the ship\u2019s crew who looked after them for the remainder of the journey and gave them their names.<\/p>\n

The kittens were given a clean bill of health and have now begun a three-month stay in quarantine, being paid for by Cats Protection after which the charity will find them new homes.<\/p>\n

The ship\u2019s agent, Patrick Fortnum told Metro UK how surprised the crew were to see three kittens sitting on the car\u2019s dashboard staring out at them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were about three or four weeks old and were in remarkably good condition considering they\u2019d had no food or water for a week. Their survival is miraculous,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n

He added that the vessel\u2019s crew quarantined them in an empty cabin for four days and kept them fed and warm. He said that the kittens were very friendly and not at all timid or shy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know how they got into the car and they must have kept very quiet when the car was driven onto the boat because the driver didn\u2019t hear or see anything odd.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that the car was locked at the port of Limassol so it\u2019s possible the kittens\u2019 mother had exited the car and is still in Cyprus.<\/p>\n

Cats Protection said they would be grateful for any donations towards the cost of their care, as quarantine and finding them a new home is likely to reach in excess of \u00a32,000.<\/p>\n

Any funds raised in excess of the appeal will be used to help other cats and kittens in the charity\u2019s care.<\/p>\n

You can donate here: www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/cats-protectioncypruscats<\/a><\/p>\n

www.cats.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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