Today we bring you the news that the missing cat and calf have been returned safely. In fact, New Zealand is truly peaceful, and this is even news.
Abandoned cat found safe
Rodney, the mascot cat at a home improvement store in Marton, disappeared about a month ago.
Rodney, a popular cat who had been raised at the store for over 10 years since he was a kitten, suddenly disappeared, and concerned customers discovered that he had not actually disappeared, but had been abandoned.
A town-wide search was launched, led by the local animal welfare group Marton Moggie (Moggie means cat).
The owner of the hardware store was interviewed by Radio New Zealand, a national broadcasting station, and the owner replied hesitantly, "Rodney was just released into the wild so he could be free," but it turns out he was actually abandoned by the new manager.
This home improvement store has received criticism from all over the town, to the point that a buyout campaign has even taken place.
Rodney was safely rescued a month later by a large group of people at a local farm. You can see Rodney looking healthy on the Marton Moggie Facebook page.
Marton is around here.
This news was covered by various media outlets across the country, with people celebrating that Rodney is safe.
↓ "Missing moggy Rodney had been found on a local farm in Marton."
→ Discarded hardware store cat Rodney found alive and well
A few days ago, a cafe in a town called Sanson near Marton was featured on the New Zealand public broadcasting news, and this cafe also had many flyers calling for the search for Rodney posted up! If you look closely, you can see yellow flyers in the windows and around the cash register.
Cow missing for 13 years returns with friends
A few days before the cat was found, a calf that had been missing for about 13 years in the mountains of Hurunui on the South Island suddenly returned home, having grown "crazy big." It also brought along two cows.
→ Wandering steer Boris returns after 13 years in the Canterbury wilderness
The cow still had the tag on its ear, so it was determined that it was from this farm, and it was given the name Boris and taken in. (The name is the same as the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but the origin of the name seems unrelated.)
Boris is currently protected behind a high deer fence and visitors are allowed to get within about 5 metres of him when feeding him.
Dan Shand, the owner of this huge ranch, which is about 1,500 times the size of the Tokyo Dome, said he doesn't know what to do with Boris in the future. Boris was originally a cow for meat, but he has grown too big and it is difficult to ship him out...!
For now, I'll make sure Boris gets used to his new environment and is happy.
It would be a bit sad if you brought it home only to have it eaten so quickly.
Hurunui is around here.
Bonus English material
→ Wandering steer Boris returns after 13 years in the Canterbury wilderness
In this article, the ranch is referred to as a "station" rather than a "farm." When you hear the word "station," you probably think of it as just a train station or a station, but in New Zealand and Australian dairy terms, this refers to a "large ranch or large farm."
