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Cat Reunited After Hamburg Train Ride During Weekend of Animal Rescues

Media coverage led to the reunion, with police alongside rescuers routing other cases to proper care at shelters or with specialists.

Overview

  • A passenger reported a cat hiding under seats on an overnight RE8 from LübeckMoisling to Hamburg, prompting Bundespolizei to capture it at the main station and transfer it to Tierheim Süderstraße.
  • Owner Desire Eschment recognized her cat, Lizzy, from local reports and collected the animal from the Hamburg shelter.
  • Police in Görlitz located an escaped coati in Bischofswerda and arranged its return to Tierpark Bischofswerda.
  • Firefighters in Osterholz‑Scharmbeck freed a barn owl from a residential chimney and handed it to a falconer for rehabilitation and release.
  • Officers in Nohfelden broke a car window to rescue a heat‑stressed Malteser, and the dog's owner is under investigation for animal‑protection violations.