Cat travels nearly 800 miles back home to Salinas, California, after disappearing in Yellowstone National Park

SALINAS, California – A Californian couple has found their beloved pet cat after losing it in Yellowstone National Park.

Salinas couple Benny and Susanne Anguiano said they have taken many camping trips with their cats, but this trip to Yellowstone ended with one of their cats, Rayne Beau, ending up at the SPCA in Roseville, California.

Rayne Beau became frightened and ran into the trees of Yellowstone National Park. The couple, concerned for his safety, spent every day of their trip trying to find him.

They even left him his favorite treats and toys in the hope that he would find his way home, but by the end of their journey they thought they might never see him again.

“We had to leave without him,” said Susanne Anguiano. “That was the worst day because I felt like I was letting him down.”

Susanne said that the entire time she was separated from Rayne Beau, she never gave up hope of seeing him again. As they left Yellowstone, she even saw a sign in the sky that reminded her of his name, which is pronounced “Rainbow.”

“We were driving along and out of nowhere these double rainbows appeared and it all came together for me,” Susanne said.

Sixty days later, their hope was fulfilled when they received a message from Pet Watch with Rayne Beau’s microchip identification and location.

He was in Roseville, California, at the local animal control center. The couple said a local woman found him alone on the street, realized he was someone’s pet and surrendered him.

Although they were happy to see him again, he was not in a healthy or good condition.

“He was completely exhausted,” said Susanne. “He probably didn’t have enough strength to even continue.”

The couple still doesn’t know how their cat made it from Yellowstone National Park to Roseville, more than 800 miles away, in two months.

Now they hope someone will see their story and recognize Rayne Beau.

“Hey, I remember the cat. We saw it here, we saw it there, or they even took it,” said Benny.

The couple also wants to encourage other pet owners to take precautions to protect their animals, such as microchipping or a global tracker.

“Make sure you have your cat or pet microchipped and register the microchip online,” advises Susanne. “Otherwise we would never have got them back.”

Now that Rayne Beau is back home, reunited with his siblings and safe, they hope to be able to take their cats on trips again, but not until everyone is ready.

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