'We wish Raffi could talk and tell us his story' - cat missing for SIX years reunited with owners who had held a 'burial' ceremony for him
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 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.
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