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Missing cat reunited with owners after five years
Sophie the cat in her home
Thanks to her microchip, Sophie is now back at home safe and well.
Sophie vanished in 2009 but is now safely back at home

A cat which has been missing from its owners for more than five years has finally been reunited with her owners.

Sophie disappeared in 2009 in Morley, near Leeds, and was found in Beeston - more than three miles away.

Sheila Pickersgill from Cat Action Trust in Leeds said: "We got a call from a lady in the Beeston area of Leeds who said there was a very friendly cat in her garden and that she'd been there for two days. I got one of the volunteers to go and scan the cat and luckily she was microchipped.

"When we found the owner, it was found that Sophie went missing in June 2009 and had been gone for five years. She was 11 when she went missing and is now 16."

Sophie's owners have two other cats which were from a litter that Sophie had when she was younger. The Trust say that they are all now reunited and Sophie looks like she has never been away from home.

The Cat Action Trust is a small national charity dedicated to the welfare of feral cats.

Sheila added: "We often pick up cats that are microchipped and can reunite them with their owners.  However, sadly some of the cats we pick up are neutered but not microchipped and although they have obviously had a home at some time we very rarely find owners without them being chipped."

The Cat Action Trust 1977 Leeds are urgently in need of new foster carers for their many abandoned and stray animals, as they have no space left to take anything else in.

For more information about how to help, visit: http://www.catactiontrust1977leeds.co.uk/index.php/how-you-can-help 

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Reporting service for dead wild birds updated

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 The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has updated its online reporting service for dead wild birds.

The new version allows those reporting a dead bird to drop a pin on a map when reporting the location. It also includes a wider range of wild bird species groups to select from when describing the bird.

The online service, which helps APHA to monitor the spread of diseases such as avian influenza, can be accessed here. 

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NI chief vet urges bluetongue vigilance

Northern Ireland's chief veterinary officer (CVO) has urged farmers to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue, after the Animal and Plant Health Agency warned there was a very high probability of further cases in Great Britain.

There have been 126 confirmed cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in England since November 2023, with no cases reported in Northern Ireland. The movement of live ruminants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is currently suspended.

According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the virus is most likely to enter Northern Ireland through infected animals or germplasm (semen or ova) being imported.

Brian Dooher, Northern Ireland's CVO, said: "Surveillance for this disease within Northern Ireland has been increased to assist with detection at the earliest opportunity which will facilitate more effective control measures."

Farmers should report any suspicions of the disease to their private veterinary practitioner, the DAERA Helpline on 0300 200 7840 or their local DAERA Direct Veterinary Office.