Police have issued an appeal for help to find two missing boys who could be in Manchester.
23.02.2023 - 19:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A missing cat has been reunited with his stunned owners - after more than six years. The RSPCA - who found 'Raffi' injured in a garden five miles away from where he was last seen - shared details of the heart-warming story which will give hope to all those currently searching for missing pets.
Black and white Raffael - known for short as Raffi - disappeared from his home in Old Trafford, Manchester, shortly before Christmas in 2016. Despite endless searching in the months and years that followed he was never found, and Mustafa Javed and his family concluded he had most likely died.
Mr Javed said they even held a 'burial' ceremony for him to 'try and bring about some sort of closure' for the children, Maryam, Ibraheem and Khadeeja, who were only aged seven, six and three at the time.
He said they were devastated at Raffi's loss - and recalled how they searched for him in all weathers and even set up Facebook groups. But the day they thought would never come did, when on January 17 RSPCA inspector Rachel Henderson was called to a property in Longsight after the charity had been contacted about an injured cat found in a garden.
Inspector Henderson scanned Raffi and discovered he was microchipped and registered to the Javed's property about five miles away.
Mr Javed's family own a garage and believe Raffi may have ended up in Longsight after climbing into one of the cars then getting out unseen at the other end. The RSPCA said he's thought to have been living on the streets as a stray ever since.
Raffi is now settling in back at home in Old Trafford after being treated at the RSPCA's Greater Manchester Animal Hospital for an abscess on his back. The family, who adopted Raffi as a young adult cat, said they hope his story
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