Recently, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Long Island, New York, were surprised to find a fluffy cat hiding underneath one of their delivery trucks. For weeks, the staff members kept an eye on the little visitor and gave him food. Eventually, they realized the cat wasn’t going anywhere, so they contacted local animal rescuer John Debacker for help.
Debacker used food to lure the cat out to safety. Then, as he usually does after saving a stray animal, he scanned the cat’s microchip. Debacker assumed the lost animal lived somewhere in the area. But the microchip said otherwise. It said the kitty was from Bermuda — an island over 700 miles away.
“I was shocked,” Debacker told The Dodo.
The rescuer reached out to the Bermuda SPCA, looking for information on the cat. Together, they managed to figure out the cat’s name — Frankie.
But how did little Frankie travel all the way from Bermuda to New York?
Debacker connected with rescues all over the world. Little by little, he unraveled Frankie’s full story. Each detail proved more shocking than the last.
It turns out, Frankie was born in the United Kingdom, where he lived until moving to Bermuda. Frankie resided in Bermuda for a period of time, but was later given to a family in Turks and Caicos. Unfortunately, that family couldn’t keep him forever, so they found him a new home in South Carolina, where he lived for a short while before being surrendered, yet again, to a local shelter. Frankie’s final move came in 2017, when a New York rescue pulled him from the South Carolina shelter and brought him up north, where he’s been ever since.
Given his travels, rescuers started affectionately calling Frankie “Mr. Worldwide.”
Thankfully, Frankie doesn’t have to stress about moving anywhere else. He’s currently in good hands at Last Chance Animal Rescue, where staff members are helping him find a loving home where he can live out his golden years in peace. At last, this world traveler will have the quiet life he deserves.