What on earth is a cat doing here, it is far too dangerous’. She continued: “I said, ‘Look Toby, there’s a cat. However, as soon as she stepped out of the car, she saw something dart across her eyeline. Naomi then drove around the car park again to park in a particular spot.

I have a bad knee at the moment, so I wanted to park near the entrance rather than the less-packed area further away.” “We got into the car park, which was half-empty due to the closed services, and so only hotel guests were using the car park. We also saw another car parked up waiting. Naomi said: “We came back and stopped behind the barrier and Toby explained to the workmen we were booked in at the hotel and he let us through asking us to go slowly with our hazards on. The junction to the services was cordoned off, so they drove past before turning back, adding around 10 minutes onto the journey. The husband and wife team then set off to the Travelodge at Cherwell Valley Services. As the traffic was good, they reached Aylesbury at about 9.30 where they met Thomas’ “wonderful” foster carers who will be looking after Thomas until a permanent home is found for him. Naomi and Toby stopped halfway there to check on their passenger and get some food to have later at the Travelodge where they were booked in at that night. Naomi, and her husband, Toby, both trustees of Bluebell, arranged to travel to the rescue on Saturday (4 November), arriving in the early evening.Īfter microchipping Thomas, they set off on the long drive with Thomas comfortably packed into his transport crate with food, water, a litter tray and a comfy bed. The ‘tail’ of Thomas and Barney began when Thomas, a 13-year-old tuxedo cat, needed a new home to live out his years after his owner fell ill with cancer.Ī rescue placement was offered to Thomas in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire – nearly 190 miles away. Bluebell Cat Rescue and Rehoming in Littleborough certainly proved they were in the right place at the right time after they came to the rescue of two cats in an unbelievable story of luck and rescue on Saturday (4 November).īluebell Cat Rescue and Rehoming was set up in January this year by trustee Naomi Rhys Thomas, who gave up her high-flying law career to look after the felines full time.

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