Purrfect Ending: Missing Virginia Store Cat Found After Hitching Ride to Another State

Purrfect Ending: Missing Virginia Store Cat Found After Hitching Ride to Another State
Francine, the store cat, in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 7, 2025. Kevin Ridley/Lowe's via AP
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Francine the calico cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state.

Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and recently was discovered at the company’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina.