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Trucker the cat greets Jeff Worton after arriving in Moncton on a plane last night.
Trucker the cat comes home
Feline who survived trip to Newfoundland flown home to new owners in Memramcook
TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF Published Friday January 11th, 2008
Trucker the wayward cat, who made headlines late last year after surviving a journey from Moncton to Newfoundland without food and water in a freezing trailer, was welcomed home by his new owner last night.
Trucker was flown to Moncton from Gander aboard a courier plane and met at the Greater Moncton International Airport by businessman Jeff Worton.
Worton, who runs Focus Logistics in Moncton, agreed to bring home the wayward feline after his real owners did not come forward. In doing so, he received many letters and e-mails of support from local businesses and cat lovers.
Worton, who has other pets, made arrangements for Trucker's trip home. The lucky feline will soon be on his way to his new owners -- Bryon Chapman and Kim Bartlett of Memramcook .
Trucker's story made headlines when he was discovered in the back of a tractor-trailer after a long trip by highway and ferry from Moncton to Gander, Newfoundland.
It is presumed Trucker stowed away inside the trailer sometime before Sunday morning, Dec. 9, and was locked in before the two-day trip to Newfoundland, which included the ferry crossing from North Sydney to Port-Aux Basques.