An Aberdeenshire girl who misplaced her cat she rescued from Dubai has been reunited along with her beloved pet – after a person in Aberdeen discovered him on-line.
Jane Mackenzie took the animal again from the Middle East to her home in Catterline at ‘huge expense’ final March. But catastrophe struck because the moggy, named Teddy, went lacking from the home round two months in the past.
She feared the worst and desperately posted misplaced cat bulletins on social media in a bid to be reunited as soon as extra however had little success in her endeavours.
But yesterday (September 22), she acquired an sudden message from a person in Aberdeen saying he had acquired Teddy from an advert on Gumtree – and was informed the identify of the pet.
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Now Jane desires to warn different homeowners of the dangers to their pets. Criminals have been recognized to kidnap pets like cats and dogs after which promote them on to unsuspecting punters.
She wrote on social media: “Many of you’ll know and positively associates within the village of Catterline will know, that we’ve been heartbroken on the disappearance of our rescue Cat Teddy. He was rescued in Dubai in 2020 and delivered to Catterline (at huge expense) in March 2022. He has been lacking for 2 months.
“Today, I used to be contacted by a man in Aberdeen metropolis who had seen my put up on a Lost/Found Facebook web page and realised that the cat that he’d been given from a Gumtree advert about two months in the past, was the identical cat.
“It appears that this young man was informed on supply of his new pet that this cat’s identify was Teddy.
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“I write this as a warning to all folks in Catterline with pets, to remember that ought to your pet go lacking it could effectively have been picked up by somebody and handed on, as this seems to be what occurred to our cat. Worth it to test on Gumtree.”
Speaking to a reporter, she added: “Well I simply made the put up to warn others as we’re so horrified by what occurred. I’m relieved to have him discovered.”
