<div><p>If you ever wondered just how far animal lovers will go to help pets in need, this story will prove there are no limits. </p><p>Rescue cats Barney and Benny had a bad start to their lives. They were found living in Keighley, England with a hoarder who owned at least 30 other cats. Luckily, they were rescued by the Keighley Cat Care center (KCC), but that wasn't the end of their troubles.</p><p>While the other cats found new homes quickly, Benny and Barney weren't so lucky. After 6 months they were both still living at the shelter, and it took drastic measures to find them a new home.</p><div><figure><a href="https://twitter.com/swimto40/status/823432848552185856/photo/1" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Cats2-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Cats2-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://twitter.com/swimto40/status/823432848552185856/photo/1" target="_blank">@Swimto40</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Benny and Barney had lots of problems that made it hard to find a good owner.</p><p>For one thing, they're both very old and have lots of health problems. Benny is 14 and the center isn't even sure how old Barney is.</p><p>The two cats are also totally inseparable. Angela Gray, who works for KCC, says she's "never seen anything like" the bond between these two cats.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"You can't tell where one starts and the other ends," she told the <a href=" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4308810/Volunteers-cats-new-home-300-miles-away.html'">Daily Mail</a>. "They do everything together, they are like a couple who've been married for 50 years."</p><p>That meant they needed to find a home that would take in <strong>both </strong>cats. With the help of Twitter the center tracked down a suitable owner, but there was still one problem.</p><div><figure><a href="https://twitter.com/hugo4de/status/823558453876629504/photo/1" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C23dztpWEAAKtG6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C23dztpWEAAKtG6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://twitter.com/hugo4de/status/823558453876629504/photo/1" target="_blank">@Hugo4de</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The new owner was living in Portsmouth - 300 miles away from the center - and it seemed like there was no way for anyone to get the cats to their new home.</p><p>Incredibly, before anyone asked, people online began planning a massive road trip to move these old cats to their Forever Home. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/map1.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Daily Mail</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Starting at 1am, a team of 4 drivers transported the cats in a relay across England, reaching their new home 9 hours later.</p><p>Along the way, they shared photos of the journey online using the hashtag #ProjectB2.</p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=default&q=%23ProjectB2&src=typd&lang=en" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cats1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cats1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=default&q=%23ProjectB2&src=typd&lang=en" target="_blank">@MischaMischief</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>While it was a grueling trip for some of the drivers, they made sure the cats were as comfortable as possible.</p><p>They had food and toys for every leg, and one driver spotted the pets reaching out to comfort each other along the way.</p><p>Now Benny and Barney are safe and happy in their new home. Gray is impressed by the kindness everyone involved demonstrated, saying the center "cannot thank our Twitter followers enough."</p><p><strong>Share this story if you would do anything to help a pet in need!</strong></p></div>
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