A cat which travelled 17 miles in the engine of a car has been reunited with her owner after losing one of her nine lives.
Surprisingly the black, long-haired cat which had stowed away in the engine compartment of a car from Barnhill to Forfar was uninjured in the journey although was very distressed.
As the people who made the strange discovery had no idea where the cat had come from they contacted the SSPCA which took her into its Petterden centre.
An online appeal through Facebook group Missing Cats In Scotland spread the word about the unusual rescue and helped to alert her worried owner, Michelle Robertson of Barnhill, Dundee, who was delighted to be reunited with her.
Lesley Clark, acting manager of the SSPCA’s Petterden centre, said: “We understand that Harley is a housecat who fell from a window and was then chased by a dog under a car.
“It seems that Harley climbed up under the bonnet of the car and then travelled to Kirkriggs Court in Forfar where she was discovered by the driver who immediately called us for help.
“Our senior inspector Mark Lumgair found Harley with her feet on the ground but her head trapped in the engine area of the car so it looks as though she had tried to climb down when the car stopped and became stuck.”
Michelle was so grateful to have her moggy back she kindly donated £40 to the SSPCA centre to help towards its work in rescuing and caring for Harley.