A paw-fect reunion!
Per the group, Mahina’s family was relocated to Hawaii’s mainland after the natural disaster, where they filed a missing pet report to find their feline friend. But, as they later moved miles away to Montana, they lost hope of ever reuniting with her.
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The cat’s owners were then identified through her microchip, and, as the Maui Humane Society wrote, they were “overjoyed to learn that Mahina was a survivor.”
Mahina the cat.Maui Humane Society
Maui Humane Society
Still, getting Mahina back to her “Ohana,” the organization said, “took a village,” due to “navigating flights and snow in the forecast.”
But the Maui Humane Society persevered and covered the cost of Mahina’s health certificate and travel on her way back to her family, with Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines keeping her safe amid her travels. A “trusted transporter” later aided as she traveled from Seattle to Montana, the Maui Humane Society said.
In an update, Mahina’s owners told the Maui Humane Society that their pet “is doing soooo so good,” noting, “She stays strictly inside now, but since we are in Montana, she hasn’t wanted to go outside because of the snow!”
source: people.com
