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'I found cat at Alton Towers and his theme park journey left me floored'

A man was left gobsmacked when he reportedly found a cat wandering around Alton Towers, and was even more floored to discover how far the moggy had travelled to get there

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Cats can be fickle creatures, as one family likely realised when they heard that their cat had been wandering around Alton Towers rather than being curled up at home six miles away in Cheadle.

One visitor reportedly got far more than he bargained for when he encountered the cat while enjoying a day at the theme park. Of course, he didn't expect it at all, as he was likely just trying to have a day of fun, but instead, he was left hanging out with the moggy in an unexpected turn of events.

At the time, the man behind Coastertog, who shares content from theme parks, had no idea how far from home Plagg was, but he managed to get him reunited with his owners. The alleged story has left some quite amazed.

He wrote: "Goodbye, Alton Towers cat. This story is kinda crazy! Yesterday, this loveable fella was taken to the vets by Alton Towers staff, and it turns out he was microchipped and had an owner!

"His name is Plagg, and he had wandered all the way from his home in Cheadle to spend all his time at Alton Towers (sounds a bit like me). Plagg has now been reunited with his family from Cheadle".

Coastertog then appealed to followers to alert him should anyone spot Plagg again, posting: "If you ever see Plagg back at the resort again, please let me know, as staff are worried he may wander back to the park. So goodbye, Plagg, it's been lovely knowing you, but I'm so happy you're now safe and back home".

Cheadle, where Plagg resides, sits roughly six miles from Alton Towers, meaning he'd journeyed quite some distance from home.

In the comments section, one man recounted a similar experience his grandad had with cats years ago.

He wrote: "There is a good chance Plagg may wander again, as it's a known fact. My grandparents, many years ago, had a cat, and they moved house some three miles away. The cat was named Wisky, and three times my Grandad went in search of Wisky the cat and took him back home to their new home.

"But Wisky had other ideas and again wandered off. After he'd wandered again, my Grandad went in search of Wisky, and sure enough, he was wandering around their old home area.

"My Grandad decided not to take Wisky back to the new home again, but instead looked over the old home garden to see people moving into my Grandad's previous home and decided to speak with the new tenants about Wisky.

"The fact was, Wisky had become content with his old home surroundings and just wouldn't adjust to change. To this day, I never knew what the outcome was for Wisky [...].

"So if Plagg does return to Alton Towers, it may be for the best just to leave Plagg be to live his cat life as he chooses, and so to avoid any unnecessary unwanted stress".

Someone quipped: "That cat would rather be a stray at Alton Towers than live in Cheadle!"

"That's some very typical cat behaviour right there," another remarked.

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