Ziggy the cat's 17-day journey from Israel to UK (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Ziggy the cat used up at least one of his nine lives after surviving for 17 days without food on a 2,300 mile voyage that took him from northern Israel " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Israel to England. The skinny white cat named after Ziggy Stardust -- the character created by David Bowie in the 1970s, because like the rock star he has one green and one blue eye -- made his epic trip as a stowaway in a 40-foot container. His journey began when he wandered ...