A County Durham couple have had an emotional reunion with their beloved cat after a remarkable six years apart when feline friend Georgie was found just moments from their front door.
Pauline and Trevor Robinson had given up hope of ever seeing cat Georgie again and they even had a plaque made in her memory. But this year an RSPCA inspector was called out to rescue a cat in distress just around the corner from their home in Pity Me.
Inspector John Lawson was called out to Front Street in the village after concerns over a cat that had been living in the bushes there but looked seriously underweight and had an open sore on her neck. Remarkably, it was Georgie and because she was microchipped, Inspector Lawson was able to reunite the family with their long, lost pet.