He has been missing for five years. A cat has now been spotted at an oil rig off the coast of Scotland – and has been returned to its former home.
A cat missing for five years has been found at an oil rig off the coast of Scotland. As the PA news agency reported Friday, employees on the platform found the animal in a container that had arrived from Peterhead the day before. After this he informed the animal protection organization SPCA.
According to the PA, SPCA worker Amy Findlay said that the cat previously lived as a stray near a port city prison for several years and was given the name “One-Eyed Joe” by corrections officials and used to eat food from the prison canteen. was fed. How the cat finally entered the container is not known.
“We are very happy”
After the vagabond is taken to the mainland by helicopter, it is revealed that he had been hacked and his real name was Dexter. The animal was said to be missing for five years. He was returned to his former home.
“We are very glad that he was well looked after when he was missing. But we are even more happy that he can be reunited with his original owner,” Findlay said.
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