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15

Jun 2021

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Mystery as Sphynx cat from Wakefield found in Knaresborough

Published: 15 Jun 2021, 12:25 BST

Updated: 15 Jun 2021, 15:02 BST

by Thomas Barrett

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Gareth Cole found the cold and shaking feline outside his home in Knaresborough at 2am. It's not known how India, who is aged two and has no fur, managed to cross county lines but one theory is she snuck into a delivery van.

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An adventurous Sphynx cat has been found in Knaresborough — 35 miles from her home in Wakefield.

It's not known how India, who is two and has no fur, managed to cross county lines but one theory is she snuck into a delivery van that was doing the rounds in the area.

Gareth Cole found the cold and shaking feline outside his home in Knaresborough at 2am one night recently.

He said:

"I looked over and could see this...thing.
"I realised it was a cat. We got some milk for it and it was so friendly."





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Gareth and his partner Katie took the Sphynx, which cost on average £1,500, to Pets at Home, which managed to track the microchipped moggy's owner in Wakefield.

She made a one-hour drive to collect her yesterday.



Gareth said the owner was "very, very happy" that India was returning home and had a huge smile on her face when they were reunited.

He added:

"I have to say we fell in love with her so much and would have kept her in a heartbeat if the owner had not have been found. We we are truly grateful and over the moon we found her family and could reunite them."


However, one family member was less pleased about the reunion... Gareth's three-year-old son Hugo burst into tears when he was told the cat had to return home to West Yorkshire.