Kitten survives 3-week journey on shipping container from China to US

A kitten survived a three-week journey on board a shipping container after it somehow managed to get in it and was transported from China to the United States, WCCO reported.

The cat was discovered malnourished and dehydrated inside a shipping container in Oakdale, Minnesota, that travelled all the way from China.

The cat was then brought to Northwoods Humane Society in Minnesota to recover and regain her strength.

The staff there named her Stowaway, who began eating and drinking again.

Renee Rude, the Northwoods Humane Society executive director, called the kitten's international trip "incredible".

“She’s really scared. I can only imagine three weeks in a container without food or water. She must’ve been eating rodents and drinking condensation,” Rude said.

The cat was not immediately given a full examination so as to not stress it out.

Stowaway was then headed to Pet Haven, a rescue in St. Paul, where she has a foster home prepared.

Rude said the little cat is a testament to the resilience of animals.

Top photos via via Companion Animal Care and Control & WCCO