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posted July 14, 2012 02:27 AM            

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — A 3-month-old kitten survived a journey across the Pacific, traveling from Shanghai to Los Angeles without food or water while locked in a freight container on a ship.

The orange-and-white short-haired kitten traveled 6,500 miles before arriving Wednesday.

It was unclear how many days the kitten was in the container. The trip can take as long as 21 days, according to freighter-travel.com.

The stowaway was retrieved from the container at a Compton-area business where it was delivered.

Los Angeles County animal control officers are cautiously watching his health.

The kitten is quarantined, which is standard procedure after entering the U.S. from another country.

[Related: Dogs get $5,000 wedding]

The kitten ate and slept well at the Carson Animal Care Center, said animal control director Marcia Mayeda. He was alert and responsive Thursday.

Mayeda says workers named him Ni Hao (NEE'-How), which means "hello" in Mandarin Chinese.

When Ni Hao recovers, gets his shots and is neutered, the shelter will look for foster and permanent homes.
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-kitten-stows-away-la-bound-freighter-001237231.html

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posted July 15, 2012 12:26 PM            

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Lucky fluffa.

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posted July 24, 2012 06:48 PM            

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I bet the kitteh had fortune cookies hidden in his fur.

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posted July 25, 2012 08:46 AM            

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Wow!

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Remember, love can conquer the influences of the planets....It can even eliminate karma.

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posted July 26, 2012 08:40 AM            

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posted November 11, 2016 01:15 PM            

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Meow.

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