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AlleyCATS Alliance is currently seeking donations to bring home a Penticton cat that went missing this past summer in Dawson City.

It was during the second week of July, while camping in an abandoned campground close to the Bonanza Motel in Dawson City, that Clancy went out the door and never came back.

"I'm really happy and pretty surprised, because I had pretty much given up," said the cat's Penticton owner Bill Burles.

He searched all over the city for a week with no luck. Burles even went to the Dawson City Humane Society, while also reaching out to the local conservation office, and also setting traps for his beloved cat.

Burles checked back often, but still there was no sign of Clancy, and he finally decided to head back south. But before he left Dawson City, Burles went back to the humane society once again and left his contact information, as well as that of the AlleyCATS Alliance.

Then on Nov. 17, vice president Cheryl Hubbard of AlleyCATS Alliance came home to a message from a woman with the Dawson City Humane Society.

She had a cat in her care that may have belonged to a “Bill Burles”, which was reported missing in July.

The cat was found close to where it went missing five months earlier. A kind lady had coaxed him in after observing poor Clancy scavenging for food at a nearby motel.

Reports from other people say the cat had been seen defending itself from the neighborhood foxes on several occasions.

Hubbard called and a photo was sent back in return.

The cat in the photo looked suspiciously like Clancy. Still, more confirmation was needed, so the staff at the Dawson Humane Society took Clancy to a nearby vet to have him scanned for a microchip. It was him.

Clancy is currently under the care of a veterinarian in Dawson City, as he was suffering from dehydration, starvation, and probable hypothermia from the -35 degree temperatures and snow.

Once he has made a full recovery and is well enough to travel, Clancy would like to return to Penticton by plane, where he will likely be looking for a new forever home.

Burles has since gotten another cat, so he is just waiting to see what it is like when he sees Clancy.

Burles adopted Clancy in January 2013 after losing his beloved Doberman, and the pair enjoyed taking road trips together.

AlleyCATS Alliance is seeking the public’s assistance with Clancy’s travel from Dawson City to Penticton and any possible medical care.

To donate, please visit their website or call December van den Berg at (250) 488-2223.

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