Amazon Purr-rime: Cat accidentally shipped to online retailer

A file pic of a cat in a box. Clark’s pet, Galena, vanished from her Utah home on April 10 and was discovered a week later in a box – alongside several pairs of boots – by a warehouse worker at an Amazon centre. — Unsplash

LOS ANGELES: A curious cat that sneaked into an open box was shipped across the United States to an Amazon warehouse after its unknowing owners sealed it inside.

Carrie Clark’s pet, Galena, vanished from her Utah home on April 10, sparking a furious search that involved plastering “missing” posters around the neighbourhood.