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December 8, 2021
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Cat survives 245-mile trip trapped in an engine compartment

Tuffy the cat was found under the hood of a car towed from South Dakota. The Postbulletin says a northwest Rochester man bought the car in Sioux Falls, but didn't find the freezing and frightened kitty until a couple days after he got back to Minnesota. Tuffy is now recovering at Paws and Claws Humane Society.
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Tuffy the cat was found under the hood of a car towed from South Dakota. The Postbulletin says a northwest Rochester man bought the car in Sioux Falls, but didn't find the freezing and frightened kitty until a couple days after he got back to Minnesota. Tuffy is now recovering at Paws and Claws Humane Society.

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