French tuxedo cat 'Pierre' goes missing for 1 year, travels over 1,200 miles and 3 countries, eventually gets found in Telford, England and is wholesomely reunited with his pawrents

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
May 26, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Now that summer is here, feline fam, we're feeling like we need to set off on a new adventure. See some new sights, try new cuisines, and meet new people! That sounds great and all, but how will we pawssibly be able to pay for it? Well, we could do it just like Pierre, the main kitty of our story below! This bold tuxedo cat went missing from his home in Calais, France, more than one year ago. He hitched rides with several trucks and eventually ended up in Telford, England. That's over 1,200 miles away and over the span of three countries!

We're sure that Pierre's trip wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. It's hard to be a cat living off the streets. But the impawtant part is that Pierre, whose real name is actually 'Ushuaia', is safe and wholesomely reunited with his pawrents. Now that's what we call an adventure! Scroll down to read more about this kitty on a business trip below!

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    THE BRIT SPOT ted Kingdom re/Ireland Great Britain Hambur London Nederland Deutsch Paris Golfe de Gascogne/ France Golfo de Vizcaya Bay of Biscay Barcelona España Alger *.540 MISSING FRENCH CAT 'PIERRE' TREKKED SEVEN UK COUNTIES IN EPIC 1,200-MILE JOURNEY
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    thebritspot His friends are not going to believe him →
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    THE BRIT SPOT A cat nicknamed Pierre has been reunited with his French owners after his international trip spanning three countries and seven English counties.
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    kayleighiow34 Bet he's gutted, finally made it out of France and they're sending him right back.
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    caitisherr he's a tuxedo so technically he was on a business trip >
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  • Businessman on a business trip. You can't blame him for taking off in the middle of the night - he had impawtant places to be! Tuna from different regions to try!

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    ea ndTHE BRIT SPOT Bir Ingham London Cardiff NETHERL The Hague Am st Brussels BELGIUM Luxembourg fish St Helier nel Paris Nurer Stuttgart Mu Zurich FRANCE SWITZERLAND iscay Lyon Turin Milan Bordeaux Pierre made his journey as a stowaway on E a lorry travelling from Calais to Italy and TK back across the English Channel into the UK, eventually reaching Shropshire. Sea
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    tsvettodorova Sad he did not have a cam. I would watch the footage about his adventures
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    no1alexj This cat seen Birmingham and walked back to his owner
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    THE BRIT SPOT A veterinary group in Telford gave him a health check-up and traced his owners through his microchip. 1,200 miles and not a scratch on him!
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    bluehairbones Mr.Worldwide
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  • We think it's about time they put an Airtag on Pierre, or keep all the windows closed and doors locked. Pierre is an escape artist, and if he escaped to England once, we have a feeling he'll do it again.

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    jekkedy Making out like the 7 counties is the impressive bit I think the 3 countries is more impressive
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    ajb.367 Poor thing - all that effort to get away from France just to be sent back
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    greciadelapaz ⭑These are the news I care about
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    winsonwyh I'm going on an adventure!
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    julia_jbert And that's why you microchip your kitties !
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    charles_horskins When that mum in a random Facebook group reposts a missing cat post from 1,200 miles away
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    chzelpanov How do they know where's he's been did he write it down in his journal
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    183bucks Tuxedo cats are so adventurous
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