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NJ kitten travels 800 miles trapped in car bumper — till shocked driver spots this

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DeTurris, D. (2026, September 20). NJ kitten travels 800 miles trapped in car bumper — till shocked driver spots this. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/nj-kitten-travels-800-miles-trapped-in-car-bumper-till-shocked-driver-spots-this/

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College student Jadyn Sawyer unknowingly transported a trapped kitten 800 miles from New Jersey to Georgia inside her car bumper. She noticed the cat’s paw hanging out upon arrival on August 10th and contacted university police, who in turn reached out to Cat Zip Alliance-Campus Cats for assistance. After disassembling parts of the vehicle, rescuers freed the kitten, named him “Jersey,” and found him healthy despite his ordeal. The rescue organization later announced that Jersey, now called Jack, was adopted by Micki Wisenbaker, where he lives happily with another cat.

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A kitten nicknamed "Jersey" managed to get trapped inside the bumper of college student Jadyn Sawyer's car in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. On August 10, Sawyer unknowingly drove about 800 miles to Athens, Georgia, where she noticed one of Jersey’s paws sticking out from her vehicle upon arrival at the University of Georgia. After contacting university police, who then reached out to the kitten rescue organization Cat Zip Alliance-Campus Cats, a team of mechanics worked to dismantle parts of Sawyer's car and safely extract Jersey from its undercarriage. The 10-week-old cat was taken to a vet for examination and found to be in surprisingly good condition given the ordeal.

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A kitten trapped in the bumper of a car in New Jersey survived a nearly 800-mile trip to Georgia — before one of his paws was finally spotted hanging out of the vehicle and he was rescued. asserted

he → trap → vehicle

The feisty feline, nicknamed “Jersey,” somehow landed inside the bumper of college student Jadyn Sawyer’s car in Mount Laurel in the Garden State before she headed back to school at the University of Georgia on Aug. 10, NJ.com reported. asserted

NJ.com → nickname → Aug.

Sawyer did not realize the cat was in her bumper till she arrived in Athens – and saw the kitty’s foot hanging out, the outlet said. asserted

outlet → realize → Athens

Sawyer reported the stuck cat to university police, who in turn reached out to Cat Zip Alliance-Campus Cats, a kitten rescue org, said the group’s founder, Kelly Bettinger. asserted

founder → report → Cats

Bettinger told the outlet that university cops typically call her group for help a handful of times a year for kittens stuck in cars. asserted

cops → tell → cars

But Jersey’s rescue was more complicated than just yanking him out from under something like a car rug, Bettinger said. asserted

Bettinger → yank → rug

It required a team of mechanics to dismantle parts of the vehicle and pull him out of the vehicle’s undercarriage. asserted

It → require → undercarriage

The team of rescuers named him Jersey. asserted

team → name → rescuers

Vets looked over the 10-week-old kitty, who was miraculously in fine health after the trip, only suffering from a cold, rescuers said. asserted

rescuers → look → cold

The vagabond cat then found a new home in Athens, the group announced in a Facebook post Sept. 6, being taken in by new owner Micki Wisenbaker. asserted

group → find → Wisenbaker

“We are thrilled to have Jersey Boy, now called Jack, as part of our family,” Wisenbaker told NJ.com. asserted

Wisenbaker → thrill → NJ.com

“My husband and I had recently rescued another kitten, Maggie, and she was craving company … they are now best friends.” asserted

they → rescue → company

NJ kitten travels 800 miles trapped in car bumper — till shocked driver spots this

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