US EditionPurrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state
After weeks of community-led searching and humane trapping, Francine the cat was found safe 85 miles away and returned to her Richmond Lowe’s store home.
- Francine, the calico cat, returned to her Lowe's store in Virginia after going missing for weeks, having accidentally hitched a ride on a truck to North Carolina.
- Employees drove 90 minutes to retrieve Francine after discovering her at a Lowe's distribution center.
- A local brewery will host a 'Francine Fest' event to celebrate her return.
- Store supervisor Wayne Schneider noted, 'Francine is one of us' to highlight her bond with employees and customers.
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Purrfect Ending: Missing Virginia Store Cat Found After Hitching Ride to Another State
Francine the calico cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state. Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and recently was discovered at the company’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina. She was back on the job Tuesday, playing …
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Beloved Lowe's store cat safely returns home after weekslong, 85-mile journey
Francine, a calico cat, has been living at the Lowe's location in Richmond, Virginia, for eight years, but went missing after hitching a ride on a distribution truck
The disappearance of Francine, the mascot of a furniture store in Virginia, U.S.A., has upset a whole community.
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The Independent (US)Missing store cat finally found after hitching a ride to another state
Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing
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