A train loving cat called Lilou decided to go on a solo mission to Dublin this week. To do this she hopped on a local train and eventually ended up at Pearse Street station in the city. The clever cat managed to evade ticket inspectors, but upon arriving in the city realised that she had nowhere to go. Meanwhile her owner realised that she had disappeared and became frantic. The lost looking cat came to the attention of staff at Pearse Street station – they were at a loss about what to do with her until a clever idea began to hatch.
Most of us these days are fans of social media and the staff at Pearse Street station were betting on this. They began tweeting about the discovered cat. It seemed like a long shot but it actually worked. To further help with the discovery of the owner they were able to use close circuit TV to find out where the cat had jumped on the train. This information along with a photo was all that was needed for their Tweets to be effective. Later that day they owner and cat were reunited. The staff even gave the cat a photo-ID travel pass so that she doesn’t need to bunk the trains in future.
This type of story is always nice to hear and it great to hear how social media continues to improve our lives. It is just so useful to be able to contact a lot of people quickly and share information. This will likely not be the only time that social media will be used to reunite people with pets. It has even been used to reunite missing people with their families and friends. With so much bad news in the world it is always great to hear a story like this one.
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