A FAMILY is 'beyond ecstatic' that their beloved cat has returned home.
Owner Kerry Knight, from Corbridge, was worried she would never see her two-year-old cat Stripes again after he went missing for a month.
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She loaned a humane animal trap from Meraki's Small Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation in Hexham, where they found Stripes on June 3.
"We are in the process of finishing building a 20-foot enclosure to keep our babies safe," Kerry said. "I would love to thank everyone involved in any part in getting him home.
"I am beyond ecstatic that he’s home. I watched him be born and thought I’d never see him again. We love our cats as our babies and as much as our 10-year-old son, Kennedy.
"He's like a baby, I love him just as much as I love my son."
The family will build Stripes and their other cats a catio this weekend to keep them safe.
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