Tualatin: An Oregon man says a 3-month-old kitten apparently hitched a cold, 120-mile ride in the wheel well of his SUV.
Marc Lichty left Olympia, Wash., after finishing a day of work Wednesday. He heard meowing when he stopped at a rest stop along the way home but couldn`t see a cat.
When he reached his home in Tualatin, Ore., he heard the meowing again and grabbed a flashlight. Sure enough, he says, "the cat was up underneath in the spare tire spot."
Daughter Jenna helped coax the passenger out with a bit of salmon.
Lichty says he can`t imagine making that trip at 70 mph in this week`s subfreezing temperatures.
The family called Olympia businesses in the area where he was working Wednesday but didn`t find the kitten`s owner. The animal had no collar or microchip; the Lichtys say they`ll keep the kitten.
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