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A cat named Xiao Mao survived an 8,000-mile journey stowed away in a shipping container from China. The feline was discovered in the container in Minnesota

Once skittish and frail from her weeks without food and water, Xiao Mao has gained weight and trust, and is thriving now

Pet Haven Inc., the rescue overseeing the cat's care, plans to adopt out the cat and soon

A feline named Xiao Mao, who survived a harrowing weeks-long, trans-Pacific voyage from China to Minnesota in a shipping container, is now putting on weight, gaining trust, and inching closer to adoption.

After being rescued over the summer, Xiao Mao is reportedly on the road to recovery. Once deathly thin and highly distrustful after days in the shipping container without food or water, the cat has blossomed un

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