[CAT] "After six years apart, Cleo the cat and owner reunited during tearful airport scene"

[rfmcdonald]

The Edmonton Journal's Alexandra Zabjek reports on the happy reunion of a cat with its owner after six years.

Amanda Graham teared up as the cat she lost almost six years ago nuzzled against her neck at the Edmonton International Airport on Saturday morning.

The Calico cat and its 24-year-old owner were surrounded by well-wishers, news cameras, and an eclectic group of animal lovers who made the reunion possible.

“I think when (cats) get lost, they do try to find their owners ... I think that when she saw (Amanda) today, she might have recognized her. She might have been out there looking for her for six years,” said Brenda Potts, a volunteer with the Quinte Lost Cat Network, an animal rescue organization in Ontario.

Potts accompanied Cleo on the flight from Toronto to Edmonton, their travel covered by an Air Miles Donation from an Edmonton resident. Cleo, a three-kilogram Calico that has white, orange and black fur, spent the long trip in a pink animal carrier marked with her name. She seemed to have no hesitation in cuddling with her owner, despite the long absence.

“I didn’t think I’d cry as much as I did,” Graham said a few minutes after the reunion. “It’s incredible, all of these nice people doing this amazing thing for someone they don’t even know.”

More detail about how the reunification took place, including video of the happy scene, at the link.