Blue Cross reunites pair after ten years

A stray cat has been reunited with his owners following a ten year disappearance, by staff at The Blue Cross adoption centre in Burford, Oxfordshire.  

Twelve-year-old Lynx was brought in as a stray after he was found in the nearby village of Carterton. During routine checks staff discovered that he was microchipped. A scan of the electronic identification device revealed contact details that were used to track down his registered owners - over 60 miles away in Hook, Hampshire.

Staff at The Blue Cross made a phone call to the couple, Mrs Charnet and Mr Gilbody. At first they could not believe the cat was theirs, but after she described the cat they were convinced to make the journey to Burford on Wednesday 27 June. They knew instantly Lynx was their missing cat and were ecstatic to be reunited.

Mrs Charnet said: "We are so grateful to The Blue Cross for returning Lynx to us. He was missing for so long we thought we would never see him again, so to be able to hold him feels like a miracle."

Mandy Jones, Blue Cross head of companion animal welfare said: "We were amazed to discover that Lynx had been missing for ten years. I still can't believe we were able to reunite him with his owners after such a long time - it goes to show how important microchipping is. The Blue Cross takes in plenty of stray animals so a happy ending like this just makes our day!"

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June 2007