By Carol Tannenhauser
Clyde, the foster kitten who was stolen from Petco on W. 92nd Street and Broadway on October 8th, has been returned!
WSR got the news from Carol Moon, director of The Animal Project, a nonprofit cat rescue and adoption organization that has been overseeing Clyde’s care, who sent us the following email on Sunday night:
We have some fantastic news.
Today, the Animal Project received a call from someone who had been given a black-and-white cat in a black carrier, four days ago. She saw one of our fliers that we had placed near 125th street and called us as soon as she realized this could be Clyde.
We had her text us pictures, and once we saw them we knew it was our Clyde.
As our flier said, all we needed was his safe return with no questions asked. We thank the entire neighborhood of the UWS. We received so many calls and emails about potential tips and sightings. It helped us to feel supported in our efforts to keep placing more and more fliers in farther away distances as the days passed by.
Clyde’s return is a true NY miracle.
He is now safe and sound back with our rescue. He is healthy and so happy to be reunited with his foster siblings!!!
Clyde is also now up for adoption! He must go in a pair with one of his siblings, Inky, Blinky, and Pinky!
Great news! I really feared for this little guy —so happy for him and all involved in his care!
May Clyde have a happy life with one of his siblings and new family! I would take all four if I could. 😺
Me Too! I LOVE all of them ❤️
So would I. I can’t. But I wish I could.
So happy he was returned. Wishing a happy home for Clyde and his siblings.
This is such happy news!
I hope he and his siblings get wonderful forever homes soon.
Thank you to the people who returned Clyde safe and sound.
I’m SO happy to know Clyde is safe. We need good news now more than ever
Amazing and wonderful!! Great job Ms Moon and The Animal Project. So glad you are having them adopted in pairs. Sibling cats are a joy for humans and for each other.
Absolutely correct!
Clyde should go with his sister who should be renamed “Bonnie”!
Great job on his return, I was worried when I read of his abduction now he will be adopted for sure – love to hear the follow -up to Clyde’s next chapter. Bravo!
Thank you to Everyone who helped to get Clyde get back to where he belonged!! That is Wonderful news♥️ Bless you for caring so much! I know he is so happy to be back & I hope he is not tramatized. What a GORGEOUS little baby kitty🙏🏻 All of the kitties are Beautiful ♥️🙏🏻
May good fortune & luck bless these concerned people who were guided to return the cat to it’s rightful caretakers. What a miracle, & wishing a special blessing to these wonderful pet hoomans😸
What a relief! And thank you to the person whose heart was moved to give her back.
I can finally sleep tonight!! I thought about the fate of that sweetheart constantly over the past couple of weeks. Thank you again for running this story and thank you to the Animal Project for their good work!
Yay! So happy to hear!
Welcome home, Clyde! 😁
So very happy to hear Clyde is safe and healthy. I’ve thought of this baby every day since he was taken, and the news of his return is such a relief!
Oh, wow. Thank you, WSR! This is the happy news I needed to hear today. It’s good to know that for every misguided person in the world, there’s someone out there who will do the right thing. Have a great life, Clyde! (And Inky, Blinky, and Pinky!)
Oh ! What fantastic news, may Clyde & his litter mates find wonderful loving homes.
Pac Man ghosts’ names… love it! Glad he finally made it home!
Wonderful news! Thanks to all, and good luck for a long and happy life, Clyde!
Oh, this made my day! I’ve seen the posters all over and I did not have high hopes. Wishing Clyde and his siblings a happy and spoiled indoor cat life, and thank you to Carol Moon and her team.
This made my day. I was so devastated that some kids would torture and hurt him, because sadly, that is what happens to some cats and kittens. Praying he finds the best home with one or all of his siblings. If I didn’t have cancer and 2 kitties already, they would be in my home in the ” blink” of an eye. Bless you for the work you do!
Such great news! What a heartwarming story. I’m still laughing about Inky, Blinky, Pinky….and Clyde! If i didn’t have 2 cats, I’d adopt him on his name, alone!
FABULOUS! FABULOUS! FABULOUS!
Such a good job searching for a little being who can’t tell you where he is.
No word about the catnappers? The person who returned the cat got it from someone. Not exactly a case for Vera, but important.