ODESSA, Fla. — Volunteers are ensuring a lost cat found in Florida will be reunited with its owner over a thousand miles away.
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The cat, named Marble, was spotted weeks ago wandering around a farm sanctuary in Odessa.
The volunteers caught her and scanned her microchip.
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That is when they discovered she belonged to a woman in Chicago.
“I was shocked. I’m like, ‘How did she get down here in Tampa,’” said volunteer Ronda Lang.
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They later found out the cat wandered away while the owner was in Florida on a trip.
Marble will now be reunited with her family who can’t wait to bring her back home.
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