California House Cat Lost In Yellowstone Makes It Home 800 Miles Away

Only Rayne Beau, a house cat from Salinas, California, knows how he survived 60 days on his own and traveled 800 miles from Yellowstone National Park to a shelter in Roseville, California, about 200 miles from home.

Andrew Rossi
September 19, 2024
6 min read


(Cowboy State Daily Staff)

Only Rayne Beau, a house cat from Salinas, California, knows how he survived 60 days on his own and traveled 800 miles from Yellowstone National Park to a shelter in Roseville, California, about 200 miles from home.

Rayne Beau was traveling with his owners, Benny and Susanne Anguiano, camping in Yellowstone National Park in June. For reasons known only to himself, the cat got spooked, ran off into the wilderness at their campsite and disappeared.

The Anguianos told KSBW TV news in Salinas this week that they spent several days trying to find Rayne Beau and lure him back, while at the same time fearing the worst when he wasn’t found.

“We had to leave without him,” Susanne told reporter Zoe Hunt. “That was the hardest day because I felt like I was abandoning him.”
On her public Facebook page Wednesday, she posted photos of the cat, which is noticeably thinner for his two-month odyssey, having lost about 40% of his body weight.
Imagine the couple’s surprise and delight when they got a call that Rayne Beau had been found. He had been identified through his microchip at the Placer SPCA in Roseville, California, more than 800 miles from Yellowstone.

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