A much-loved family cat missing for 11 years has been reunited with owner his after being spotted on a Facebook page. Ziggy went missing in 2011 as a one-year-old kitten - leaving owner Ruth Orme devastated.
After initial searches proved unsuccessful, Ruth said they had long given up hope of seeing her alive again. But after pictures of him were posted on Facebook, a vet carried out a microchip check and he was reunited with his family.
Ruth said: "On Sunday, my ex had a phone call from a microchip database saying someone had found our cat. He went out one day as usual back in 2011, and never came back.