Listen: Placer SPCA’s CEO Leilani Fratis with the story of Rayne Beau the cat.
Placer SPCA recently played a part in a heartwarming, one-of-a-kind animal and owner reunion. On August 3, 2024, a cat named Rayne Beau (pronounced like “rainbow”) was found lost and hungry in front of a medical office on Medical Plaza Drive in Roseville. The kind person who found him sensed that Rayne Beau was more than a feral stray. She took him in overnight and brought him to the Placer SPCA Intake Center the next day. Upon his arrival, our team discovered that Rayne Beau had a microchip. This small but vital clue led us to his owners.
The surprising part? His family lived in Salinas and had lost him two months earlier, on June 4, 2024, during a vacation in Yellowstone National Park! After four days of searching for him in the park and even trying to coax him back with toys and treats, they had feared Rayne Beau, their dearly loved cat, was gone for good. Rayne Beau’s incredible journey of survival brought him from the wilderness of Yellowstone to the streets of Roseville—a distance of over 800 miles. His owners were beyond ecstatic when they arrived at Placer SPCA on August 4, 2024, to reunite with their beloved cat. They captured the emotional reunion on video and expressed their immense gratitude. He is now healthy, thriving, and happily back home with his bonded sister. , commented, “It was wonderful for our shelter to play an important role in reuniting Rayne Beau with his family. Almost every day, we care for stray cats and dogs, providing them lifesaving medical care and then reuniting them with owners or finding their ‘forever home’ adopters.