Suitcase Cat Is Unready For Inspekshuns

If Only Charles Could Talk

This beautiful kitty somehow made his way from Albuquerque to Chicago, where he turned up at the city shelter. This is why I am such a fan of microchipping your pets: Charles' owner was found because the shelter workers found his microchip! Major props to American Airlines for comping Charles his airline under-seat fee to get back to his owner, but the real hero is Lucien Sims, a fellow cat lover from Albuquerque who was going to Chicago for a wedding last weekend, and volunteered to escort Charles back home to his owner Robin Alex, who lost Charles when she entrusted him to a friend while she was volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans.

Sometimes, people like Lucien and Robin restore my faith in humans.