An adventurous cat had to be collected from London Waterloo station by her owner after taking a train into the capital from Surrey.
Michael Hardy, from Weybridge, says his two-year-old cat Tilly is known for straying, having caught buses before and even climbing behind the bar of his local pub.
Even so, he was taken aback when he received a call from a ticket office worker about Tilly’s 17.7-mile (28.5km) trip into the city.
Mr Hardy said: “What the hell is my cat doing in Waterloo getting on trains and going for a ride?”
“Hello Sir, I have your cat. He’s been a very cheeky chappy.
Also, he’s not in possession of a ticket, or validated oyster card, so needs to pay a £60 fine before I can release him”“Yes, sir, your cat did indeed need to tap in and tap out.”
The cat is either…
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Trying to go on sabbatical
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She just doesn’t like what Mr. Hardy does at home
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Going into town to get Mr. Hardy a girlfriend
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Heading to the capital to file a food bowl complaint
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Cat wanders into a chain pharmacy…oh look it’s Puss in Superdrug.
I could use a couple more decimal places on the distance travelled. I mean—how far exactly did the cat go?
Pathetic. My cat did 40.7 miles in a random builders van before being discovered.
