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Miracle kitten survived five-day journey trapped in a dumpster

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A two-week-old kitten survived a five-day, 166-mile trip from Ireland to northern England trapped in a dumpster full of cardboard.

The tiny tabby tomcat was found among 200 tons of old cardboard at a recycling firm in Reddish, near Manchester, after being buried in a 40-foot sealed container that was shipped across the Irish Sea from Dublin.

Recycling worker John Creek, who found the animal, christened it Finley because of its Irish connections.

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He told the Manchester Evening News, "I was using a forklift when I saw something moving. When I looked inside, there were two kittens -- one was dead, but the other one was this ball of ginger fur. It was barely alive."

He added, "It's absolutely amazing it survived the journey from Dublin to Stockport."

Finley is now being nursed back to health by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.



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sirpeter | Oct 25, 2011, 08:17 AM EDT
For mommy cat I guess it looked like a good warm safe place to give birth to her kittens at the time.That kitten is around 4 weeks old.Hope the rest managed to get out ok.

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crazycatlady | Oct 19, 2011, 07:53 PM EDT
irish connections, he came from ireland and to john it was a fitting name. this is a success story not a negative one. hopefully will raise awareness for RSPCA, find filey a home and help other cats and kittens be rehomed

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crazycatlady | Oct 19, 2011, 07:52 PM EDT
this is not the pic of him so you are right. proabaly as it is the men manchester who covered his story and took the photoes, and the irish daily mail. he was 5weeks when photoed as had to be nursed back to health, it would not have been right to do it earlier. he is in stockport manchester, and will be rehomed through rspca.

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GeorgeDillon | Oct 16, 2011, 09:15 AM EDT
SusanByron: Spot on. I'm a cat lover, and I can back you up. That kitten in the pic is five or six weeks old at least. But what is more puzzling is the sentence: "Recycling worker John Creek, who found the animal, christened it Finley because of its Irish connections." Hello? Have I missed something? What Irish connections does the word Finley connote? Care to tell us, Irish Central columnists?

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jamieLM | Oct 13, 2011, 10:08 AM EDT
An incredible journey, for sure. Nice piece and the kitten is adorable.

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SusanByron | Oct 13, 2011, 08:42 AM EDT
I think he's more than 2 weeks old, can I have him please?

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